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

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

The U.S. coal industry has been in a steep decline for decades, and President Donald Trump's administration has proposed ...

Coal miners continue to fuel everything from the cutting-edge ... Coal has played a central role in Appalachia’s history. It ...

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

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

NIOSH estimates that 20% of coal miners in Central Appalachia now suffer from some form of black lung disease, the highest rate that has been detected in 25 years, as workers in the aging mines ...