# #263: Fighting the scourge of Black Lung in the courts

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Podcast: [Appodlachia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/appodlachia-941451)
Published: 2026-06-02T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today, Chuck talks with Sam Petsonk about fighting in the courts for miners with Black Lung, and how the current admin is doing anything but "supporting" coal miners. In the intro, Chuck discusses the egregious arrest of Ohio's most intrepid gumshoe journalist, D.J. Byrnes of the Rooster. ALSO, I've been publishing a lot more on http://www.noelegyneeded.org, so check it out Sam's Links https://petsonk.com/Support D.J. by checking out the Roosterhttps://www.rooster.info/Timestamps: I...

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