Coal lobby's push for lower black lung tax clashed with U.S. studies

U.S. coal companies lobbied Congress to allow a drop in their payments to help miners with black lung disease by arguing the incurable ailment was in decline and a victims' trust fund was financially healthy, assertions contradicted by government findings, according to documents seen by Reuters.

Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news