Hopes that Donald Trump's executive orders will revive the coal industry have been tempered by the administration's cuts to ...

A Charleston native is the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration’s new leader as it launches a new fight against unions ...

Va., says he is worried that President Donald Trump may try to weaken recently enacted silica standards that are designed to protect American coal miners. Kaine, who met last week with the Daily ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Mine worker unions aren’t facing any imminent harm from a regulation on silica dust, the federal government said in its bid ...

The democratic process of scientific study, public debate and comment helps regulators arrive at a rule that balances the ...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito urges HHS to reinstate laid-off NIOSH employees in Morgantown, citing coal miner health concerns.

A decades-old program operated by NIOSH to detect lung disease in coal miners is one of the federal programs that have been ...

OpEd: Kentucky residents who care about the welfare of working miners should ask Congressman Hal Rogers what he plans to do to keep regional MSHA offices open, and to keep miners safe.

Two mine worker unions are seeking to intervene in an ongoing challenge to a federal rule that would require mines to cut the amount of breathable silica miners are exposed to in half.

The NSW Government also announced a dedicated Tunnelling Dust Safety Taskforce in February 2025 to help address silica related health risks for tunnelling projects. The taskforce recently met bringing ...