Coal Industry Group Asks Federal Lawmakers to Cut Funding for Black Lung Program, Citing COVID-19

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By Sharon KellyMar 20, 2020, 7:17 pm279 pts
Read time: 5 mins The National Mining Association (NMA) on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump and federal lawmakers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by cutting a tax used to support coal miners affected by black lung disease, to cut funding to funding to clean up high-priority abandoned coal mine…

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