Make America Gooey Again: Black lung disease on the rise in Appalachia

 

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Coal" is a killer.

Graphs and headline:  NPR, 8/5/2026

Howard Berkes and Justin Hicks report:

According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'gooey', as in soft, wet and sticky, occured in 1901

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. breath of fresh air
2. bucket loader
3. carbon cycle
4. clickety-clank
5. pay stub
6. suboptimal