The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of ...

The CDC unit that monitored all coal workers' health, including black lung disease, is gone. Their physicians wonder, "Now ...

Federal inspectors conducted more than 300 safety inspections at coal mines in Harlan County over a recent 14 month-period, ...

Federal inspectors conducted more than 300 safety inspections at coal mines in Harlan County over a recent 14 month-period, ...

Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, ...

Methane emissions from a large open-cast coal mine in Australia are three to eight times higher than reported. This has been ...

To mark World TB Day the Minerals Council South Africa launched its Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Guide in multiple languages, that include in English, isiXhosa, Sesotho and ...

The 54-page guide defines an OLD, including silicosis, tuberculosis (TB), coal workers pneumoconiosis ... benefit medical examinations or at mine hospitals or clinics of the mining company ...

But war is always close, with an air raid siren sounding shortly after miners returned to the surface for lunch on Thursday. The coal they mine is used primarily to power Ukrainian electricity and ...

Cleveland Cliffs plans to temporarily idle part of the facility, along with the Minorca Mine in Virginia, Minn., resulting in the layoffs of 630 workers. Cleveland-Cliffs plans to lay off ...

A Queensland coal billionaire – who spent more than $1m trying to turf out the state Labor government for legislating to close his miners’ camp – will be ­allowed to keep the facility open ...