claim: "black lung cases are at a 25-year high."
author: joe manchin
evidence_1: jul 19, 2018 ... one in five working coal miners in central appalachia who have worked at least  25 years now suffer from the coal miners' disease black lung.
evidence_2: jul 20, 2018 ... rate of choking black-lung disease hits 25-year high in kentucky, ... the disease  can take years to develop also means more cases are likely to ...
evidence_3: aug 22, 2018 ... according to a recent study published in the american journal of public health,  cases of black lung are at a 25-year high in appalachian coal ...
evidence_4: aug 24, 2018 ... according to a recent study in the american journal of public health, cases of  black lung are at a 25-year high in appalachian coal mining ...
evidence_5: nov 8, 2018 ... the press release, posted on manchin's website on aug. 23, 2018, said, “black  lung cases are at a 25-year high, and with today's technology ...