WASHINGTON POST: Coal miners told to keep working during the outbreak despite close quarters, damaged lungs

ACLC’s Coordinator of Policy and Organizing, Rebecca Shelton, was quoted in an article published yesterday about the impact of coal miners who are forced to work despite unsafe conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“There’s a lot of concern,” said Rebecca Shelton, of the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, in Whitesburg, Ky., which advocates on behalf of black lung sufferers. “Our main focus right now is how we can get the best information out there — what they can look out for, and how they can protect themselves.”

Read the full article here.