2025

Toxic Dust

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Stories

1. Mar 30, 2025
   Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region’s miners and families on edge

2. Aug 24, 2025
   Deadly dust: Missed inspections, enforcement failures imperil the lives of coal miners

3. Dec 14, 2025
   Deadly Toxic Trail: Thousands of miners left in danger by critical enforcement gaps

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Reporters

• Jimmy Cloutier
• Michael Sallah
• Mike Wereschagin

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Awards

• Association of Health Care Journalists

  1st Place, Investigative Reporting

• National Headliner Awards

  1st Place, Investigative Reporting

• Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Excellence in Journalism

  Spotlight Award

• Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

  Semifinalist