Date: September 15, 2020 
Subject: Ohio Valley ReSource Newsletter 9/14

View this email in your browser The conversation around coal mining typically centers on the impact the practice has on the environment. This week, we'll be highlighting the stories of those closest to the controversial topic, the miners. Join us as we revisit those stories. Managing Editor Jeff Young at Ohio Valley Resource is reporting on the black lung epidemic and the fallout it's had on coal miners, their families, and the industry itself. The ReSource Team has recently shared the culmination of their reporting on the topic in the new book, "Appalachian Fall". Remembering Charles Wayne Stanley The first voice in the ReSource book, "Appalachian Fall," is Virginia coal miner Charles Wayne Stanley, who asked that miners get the respect they deserve. Read more... Canary in the Coal Mine In 2018, a report from the National Academy of Sciences, linked silica and quartz dust from extracting coal to the deadly disease surging among coal miners. Read more... As the Dust Settles Miners who are fighting for their lives against progressive massive fibrosis (black lung), are also fighting new state laws blocking them from receiving benefits. Read more.. To learn more about the black lung epidemic from the OVR team, click here. Ohio Valley ReSource is a regional journalism collaborative with public media partners in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. We’re supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and people like you! Please consider a donation to make work like this possible. Our mailing address is: Ohio Valley Resource Louisville Public Media 619 S 4th St Louisville, KY 40202