'They deserve to be heard': Sick and dying coal ash cleanup workers fight for their lives

Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America's largest industrial disaster without proper gear. At least 50 have died. Twelve years later, they're still waiting for help

This story was produced through a partnership between Southerly and the Guardian, with support from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Doug Bledsoe opened his mouth to order sweet tea at the Ruby Tuesday in Powell, Tennessee, when he had his first seizure.