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

A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.

Attorney James McHugh has been tapped to serve as deputy assistant secretary at the US Labor Department’s Mine Safety and ...

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.

Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that ...

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

Elon Musk announced the termination of leases for 29 Mine Safety and Health Administration field offices and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shuttered the program that ...

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to cut a cut a ...

While the amount saved through federal lease cancellations by the Trump administration has decreased nationwide, New York's ...

The Morton Salt mine in New Iberia has been removed from a "safety watch" after improving its compliance with federal rules, ...

The U.S. government is ending the leases of four Mine Safety and Health Administration offices in Pennsylvania and has plans to cut 200 jobs at the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division of OSHA (“Pa.