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Fri Apr 26 13:04:09 +0000 2019

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Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Said he saved up enough for his two girls to go to college. But with the black lung, he wasn't sure how much longer he would have left with them. He didn't look much older than 55. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 26, 2019 Hibernated

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Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

I went on a tour at the Exhibition Mine in Beckley, WV last year, which is staffed by former miners, and my tour guide said he had black lung. Said he started working in the mines after the birth of his daughter, when he was just out of high school. — PolitiTweet.org

Inside Appalachia @InAppalachia

At least 2,000 #coalminers are dying from #blacklung disease. This week's episode is in honor of them, and for Robe… https://t.co/LUwoptEf8r

Posted April 26, 2019 Hibernated

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Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

I think about him every time I think about what I believe it means to truly support people in "coal country:" to think that they deserve jobs that don't literally kill them and rules that hold companies accountable to communities. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 26, 2019 Hibernated

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