The coal industry once provided more than half of U.S. electricity production. But it has been in steep decline for decades ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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