Dust storms in El Paso are more than just a nuisance. Discover the health risks and expert advice on staying safe.

Work fuels livelihoods, but certain jobs expose lungs to unseen threats, eroding respiratory health with every shift. Dust, chemicals, and fumes, common in specific trades, irritate airways ...

Black lung disease, also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, occurs when coal dust is inhaled over a prolonged period. These particles lodge in the lungs, causing inflammation and scarring over ...

The Trump administration temporarily rehired as many as 40 employees who screen coal miners for the deadly and incurable ...

Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica dust. You might have heard about it in people who work with engineered stone. But silica is more widespread.

The dust storms in the Borderland are more than nuisance weather anomalies; they pose a serious health risk to some El Pasoans. Dr. Carlo Hatem, a pulmonologist with the Hospitals of Providence ...