NPR (Howard Berkes) - Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall
Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
NYTIMES (Francesca Regalado and Muktita Suhartono) - One of Five Gold Miners Is Rescued From Laos Cave After More Than a Week
An international effort to free the trapped men brought attention to the country’s informal mines, where panning for gold can pay more than minimum wage.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Video shows harrowing effort to rescue victims from flooded cave
Five people were located alive yesterday, but rescue divers say getting them out will not be easy as crews search for two remaining miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos.
DAILYCALLER (Benjamin Roberts) - Catfish Farmers, Undertakers, Miners Helped Bring About Major EPA Deregulation
'Lacked scientific rigor'