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Funding for Black Lung Benefits Halved

By | February 12, 2019

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A tax on coal companies funding benefits for former miners with black lung disease was halved at the first of the year.

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Ozone Regulations, Miner Health Care, Coal’s Decline

By | December 9, 2015

News briefs from across the energy sector.

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