Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for ...

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.

PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Coal miners can breathe a small sigh of relief with the new federal rule that cuts their exposure to silica dust. A Washington County health and legal clinic for coal miners ...

Panelists respond to questions from Chris Williamson, Assistant Secretary for MSHA, during Monday’s discussion. (Mine Health and Safety Administration livestream screenshot) As a new federal rule to ...

After mining industry trade groups sued to overturn the rule, federal judges twice paused its enforcement before the ...

New regulations have been proposed to cut the current limit for silica dust exposure in an effort to slow the rise of black lung among coal miners. While many miners hailed the new proposal, which has ...

Coal miners have reportedly accused the Trump administration of neglecting their health. Labor groups and Democratic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Mine Safety and Health Administration within the U.S. Department of Labor has finalized stricter limits on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher levels of crystalline silica were found in the lung tissue of contemporary coal miners in the U.S.

At a hearing miners asked regulators to crack down on silica dust which causes lung cancer. They want rules to require more air monitoring and contain specifics about citations and fines. For as long ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations.