In 2010, the Upper Big Branch mine exploded. An investigation following the disaster found that mines in southern West ...

WASHINGTON — Virginia Senators Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are pressing the U.S. Mine Safety and Health ...

Sens. Warner and Kaine are demanding answers from the Mine Safety and Health Administration regarding its response to the ...

The film discusses the critical health and safety issues in underground coal mining, emphasizing the high fatality rates and the need for improved safety measures. It highlights the importance of ...

The mine person responsible for Health and Safety (there needs to be one) must verify all training times and topics and keep all records as required by MSHA. The safety instructors do not need to be ...

As West Virginians watched for news of the trapped foreman of a mining crew in an Alpha Metallurgical Resources mine in Nicholas County, just days after learning of the death of another miner in an ...

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency wants to cancel leases at mine safety offices across the nation. Safety advocates warn it could have disastrous effects. President Donald Trump’s ...

The nomination last month by Trump of Wayne Palmer to head the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) presages a major ramping-up of attacks on miners. Palmer, a former mining industry executive ...

Critics say the new version of the so-called 10-day rule will make it harder for whistleblowers to secure federal help in ...

So far, more than 121,000 workers have been fired from federal agencies since the start of President Trump's second term. It's an effort to cut spending through the Department of Government Efficiency ...