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Outlaw Operators: Prevention Failures And The Resurgence Of Black Lung In Central Appalachia, Aysha Bodenhamer
Outlaw Operators: Prevention Failures And The Resurgence Of Black Lung In Central Appalachia, Aysha Bodenhamer
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In this brief, author Aysha Bodenhamer describes how prevention failures in the coal mining industry have resulted in the resurgence of black lung disease. Caused by the chronic inhalation of coal and silica dust, black lung is progressive, incurable, life-altering, and fatal. Despite it being a preventable disease, black lung is resurgent among coal miners in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. Fieldwork including in-depth interviews with miners, clinic workers, black lung attorneys, government employees, and lay advocates, and a case-study analysis of two black lung clinics in southwest Virginia inform this analysis. These data reveal that coal operators routinely evade …
Ideology Affects Trust In Science Agencies During A Pandemic, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Thomas G. Safford
Ideology Affects Trust In Science Agencies During A Pandemic, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Thomas G. Safford
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In this perspectives brief, authors Lawrence Hamilton and Thomas Safford discuss the importance of government and public respect for scientific advice in mitigating the impacts of COVID-19. Striking political divisions in attitudes toward science have recently been evident in U.S. government statements and actions regarding the pandemic, and in opinions or behavior reported by general-public surveys. Although the COVID-19 crisis is breaking news, these political divisions in respect for science during a pandemic have deeper roots. A nationwide survey conducted by Carsey School researchers in 2016, immediately after the elections, found 25-point gaps between Trump and Clinton voters, or between …