CAROLYN KASTER and MARGIE MASON.

Roger James, a former coal miner and black lung patient, uses supplemental oxygen to breathe during a visit to the New River Health Association Black Lung Clinic, Sept. 24, 2025, in Oak Hill, W.Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

PHOTO ESSAY: Coal miners with black lung fight Trump administration rollback of safety protections

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OAK HILL, W.Va. By CAROLYN KASTER and MARGIE MASONAssociated Press OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Deep in the hills of