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#1 Judge Orders Restoration of Health Program for West Virginia Coal Miners

May 16 2025 // A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a unit of a small U.S. health agency. U.S. District...

#2 Administration Reverses Course on Planned Closure of Mine Safety Offices

Jun 2 2025 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department...