Hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were laid off this week, including ...

Without programs provided by NIOSH, people in the mining industry and researchers are scrambling to find what else can be done to serve coal miners in our region.

The Associated Press is reporting thousands of employees within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department received layoff ...

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Rates of black lung disease have increased over recent decades — and in Kentucky and other parts of central Appalachia, one in five coal miners suffer from it, according to recent research.

Reported closures and firings at federal offices are creating concerns about the safety and health of coal miners.  On ...

Libby Lindsay spent 21 years working underground as a miner ... nonprofit Appalachian Voices. The organization has worked with union members and advocates for those with black lung disease to ...

Libby Lindsay spent 21 years working underground as a miner for Bethlehem Steel in West Virginia. She saw many safety improvements over the years, and always felt grateful that she could call the ...