During the Biden administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration created a safety rule long-sought by black ...

After mining industry trade groups sued to overturn the rule, federal judges twice paused its enforcement before the ...

Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling large amounts of crystalline silica dust, usually over many years. It is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in ...

Roosevelt Neal and Gary Hairston (right), members of the Fayette County Black Lung Association, sit in an office building of the U.S. Senate last May. They were visiting Washington, D.C. to speak with ...

In a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor, miners and their advocates stressed the need to limit silica exposure and ...

More than 80 coal miners and advocates joined together in Washington, D.C today to advocate for miner health protections.

Miners, their supporters and medical experts rallied in Washington, calling on the Trump administration to enforce black lung ...

In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about arm-wrestling them and announced he was signing executive ...

Several West Virginia groups made went to D.C. on Tuesday to rally outside of the U.S. Department of Labor over the silica ...

Powerhouse insurance companies are racing to court to limit their exposure to high-stakes litigation by hundreds of workers ...

A rule limiting exposure to silica dust was to take effect in April. The Trump administration shows its true colors by not ...