01739nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100005300060245009100113260002100204300003200225520112800257650003301385773002101418906001601439942000701455952010701462  c516253d516253210220b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBodenhamer, Aysha and Shriver, Thomas E. 924285  aEnvironmental health advocacy and industry obstruction: The case of black lung disease  aRural Sociology   a85(3), Sep, 2020: p.757-779  aThere has been a deadly resurgence of black lung disease, particularly in central Appalachia. The disease has a long and contentious history in the United States. During the 1960s, coal miners and their supporters successfully mobilized for recognition and treatment of the disease when it was largely eradicated. We draw from literature on environmental health movements and contested environmental illness to analyze black lung advocacy and continued obstruction from the coal industry. Our data come from a case study that includes in‐depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. Results indicate that the black lung movement is now being spearheaded by professionals, such as medical and legal advocates, who partner with retired miners and their supporters. Unlike previous organizing efforts around black lung, active miners are largely absent from current advocacy efforts. Our findings also reveal four major obstruction tactics utilized by the industry, including: (1) industry denial, (2) falsifying records, (3) fear and intimidation, and (4) contestation of new regulations. - Reproduced   aLungs - Dust diseases924286  aRural Sociology   aCOAL MINERS  cAR  00102ddc40709390345aIIPAbIIPAd2021-02-20h85(3), Sep, 2020: p.757-779pAR124349r2021-02-20yAR