Sentences with phrase «for coal miners»

For coal miners nearing retirement age, a transition plan could make support payments available until they are eligible to receive their pensions.

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Friday to fund the government through April and President Barack Obama promptly signed it into law, after Democrats who had sought more generous healthcare benefits for coal miners stopped delaying action on the measure.

Just like black lung for a coal miner.

A Donald Trump presidency, others say, should be a windfall for coal miners, small - cap U.S. companies (because their sales are mostly in the U.S.), and, of course, construction companies that might benefit from a massive government wall - building contract.

State Representative Jack Cira, from South East Ohio recently introduced plans to modernizing the safety net for coal miners with black lung.

If there is a silver lining for coal miners, it's that without an Obama bogeyman to blame for everything, coal - state Republicans will have to seek real solutions to unemployment in Appalachia.

However, natural gas prices have plunged to their lowest levels in almost two decades over the past year, deepening the pain for coal miners as coal becomes increasingly uncompetitive.

The sweeping attack on climate action that President Trump demanded in his executive order is likely to prove but short - lived relief for coal miners who cheered him at the EPA

Reading and listening to the recent NPR, Center for Public Integrity, and Charleston Gazette articles about the rise in black lung cases for coal miners saddens and angers me.

The legislation provided financial support for four more months of healthcare benefits for coal miners, through April, but Manchin and other Senate Democrats wanted at least a year.

This has been bad news for mine owners and for coal miners.

For coal miners that reasoning was clear: He'd promised to bring back coal jobs.