President Donald Trump's administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal ...

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

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

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

A final investigative report into the death of a worker who died in a fall at the West Elk Mine last August has pointed to ...

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

Safety failures allowed by a Boone County, West Virginia coal mine operator with a long history of safety and environmental ...

His saving grace, he says, is that he can still earn a living. A federal program run by the Mine Safety and Health ...

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

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met mines to emphasize the administration’s commitment to lifting ...

In 2019, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Labor, opened an opportunity for the public, including mining companies, independent experts, regular ...