Environmental Defense Fund: Report - How Providing Public Benefits Can Help Safeguard Fossil Fuel Workers and Communities in Transition
November 13, 2020
November 13, 2020
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (TNSRep) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
For thousands of retired U.S. coal miners suffering from black lung disease, disability benefits from the federal government provide critical support for treatment and health care. As the economy moves away from fossil fuels, other types of public benefits programs could also deliver relief to affected coal workers and fossil fuel communities when work-based benefits are lost. These progr . . .
For thousands of retired U.S. coal miners suffering from black lung disease, disability benefits from the federal government provide critical support for treatment and health care. As the economy moves away from fossil fuels, other types of public benefits programs could also deliver relief to affected coal workers and fossil fuel communities when work-based benefits are lost. These progr . . .