Safety laws and their enforcement played a significant role before and after the Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia blew up 15 years ago Saturday, killing 29 of Stewart's co-workers.

When miners protested Trump’s move to shutter safety offices and a health program for black lung disease, his administration ...

That includes terminating leases for three dozen offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws.DOGE targets federal government offices ...

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency.Nearly three dozen MSHA offices would have ...

MSHA lease terminations hit Kentucky, jeopardizing coal miners’ safety. Silica dust, black lung risks, and reduced inspections spark urgent concerns.

But Stewart, the former miner, said the MSHA office closures will impact safety. “I wouldn’t recommend anybody get in the mining industry right now because of what’s going on with Trump and ...

Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety AP Retired coal miner Stanley "Goose" Stewart holds a helmet he wore inside the Upper Big Branch mine when it blew ...

Safety laws and their enforcement played a significant role before and after the Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia blew up 15 years ago Saturday, killing 29 of Stewart’s co-workers.

But Stewart, the former miner, said the MSHA office closures will impact safety. “I wouldn’t recommend anybody get in the mining industry right now because of what’s going on with Trump and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency ...