Appalachian Voices: New Report Explains Why West Virginia Needs the Black Lung Excise Tax
January 08, 2022
January 08, 2022
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 8 (TNSRep) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022:
This morning, advocates for miners with black lung and their families released a new report outlining the critically important impacts of the black lung excise tax and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in West Virginia. The report comes days after the excise tax rate was slashed due to Congressional inaction, gutting funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund . . .
This morning, advocates for miners with black lung and their families released a new report outlining the critically important impacts of the black lung excise tax and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in West Virginia. The report comes days after the excise tax rate was slashed due to Congressional inaction, gutting funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund . . .