It is one of the most significant occupational diseases, and black lung has made a resurgence in recent years, even with the ...

GREENSBURG WITH THE LATEST. THE U.S. MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT YESTERDAY THAT TOOK A MAN’S LIFE AT A QUARRY IN DERRY TOWNSHIP. ACCORDING ...

A federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust — which was set to go into effect next week after already being delayed for months — is expected to be further postponed ...

Roosevelt Neal and Gary Hairston (right), members of the Fayette County Black Lung Association, sit in an office building of the U.S. Senate last May. They were visiting Washington, D.C. to speak with ...

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Workers who build engineered stone countertops often present with atypical and advanced features of silicosis, which may be missed by physicians, delaying diagnosis and treatment, according to ...

In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about arm-wrestling them and announced he was signing executive ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers of America is celebrating a decision by the General Services Administration to reverse the closure of more than 30 U.S. Mine Safety and Health ...

In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about arm-wrestling them and announced he was signing executive ...