More than 10 percent of America’s coal miners with 25 or more years of experience have black lung disease, the...
National Mining Association News
Ray Hatfield Jr. was six months into his latest coal job when he was crushed to death in a Kentucky...
The nation’s coal mines are headed for another record low year in workplace deaths, and the outgoing federal mine safety...
Underground coal mines will ramp up testing for the dust that causes breathing problems and leads to black lung disease...
Sens. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania unveiled legislation last week aimed at ensuring fairer treatment...
New federal rules that labor officials say could save lives at dangerous mining sites have survived a court challenge from...
The Obama administration ordered a 25 percent cut in the levels of coal dust in U.S. mines to reduce deadly...
The National Mining Association says it’s launching a program to get companies collaborating so mine operators with poor safety records...