West Virginia Public BroadcastingThe New Generation of Black LungWest Virginia Public BroadcastingBut it has actually stricken a whole new generation of miners, and in some ways, it's worse than before. In 2016, an investigation by NPR investigative reporter Howard Berkes discovered a surge in black lung cases throughout Appalachia, and now federal ...Battling Black LungU.S. News & World Reportall 3 news articles »