When Peabody’s coal mining operations shut down in 2019, Kayenta lost more than just jobs—it lost its economic heartbeat.

By Russell Coleman and JB McCuskey Special to NKyTribune America needs coal. For generations, our nation has tapped into coal ...

Former NIOSH employees are continuing to speak out against federal cuts that will negatively impact coal miner safety in West Virginia and beyond.

The Trump Administration and DOGE laid off 25 federal workers who were responsible for the one program America's coal miners ...

The Trump administration’s feckless business-first, workers-last approach is leaving the nation’s coal miners to die—and now ...

Wes Addington is the executive director of the Appalachian Citizens' Law Center. In an interview with Eastern Standard, he ...

Silica dust has replaced coal dust as the silent killer down mineshafts in Appalachia. More miners are developing respiratory ...

Safety advocates are bemoaning the delay of new safety standards to protect coal miners from deadly dust exposure.

New federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to silica dust — a leading cause of black lung disease — is being delayed ...

The federal government is pushing back a deadline to implement a new silica rule in mines. According to the rule which went ...

The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of ...

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers — drawing rebukes from ...