You are viewing the "Robert Benincasa | NPR" Archives

Thousands of veterans face foreclosure and it’s not their fault. The VA could help
By: Chris Arnold | NPR, Robert Benincasa | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON (NPR) – Becky Queen remembers opening the letter with the foreclosure notice. “My heart dropped,” she said, “and my hands were shaking.” Queen lives on a small farm in… Read More

Researchers say they’ve linked silica dust directly to severe black lung disease
By: Robert Benincasa | NPR
Posted on:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Exposure to a toxic rock dust appears to be “the main driving force” behind a recent epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners, according… Read More