Without programs provided by NIOSH, people in the mining industry and researchers are scrambling to find what else can be ...

NIOSH investigators identified a new lung disease in workers at factories that made microwave popcorn, and helped assess what ...

Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of the deadliest mine disaster in more than half a century at the Upper Big Branch mine.

The miners who died for wages in the Upper ... will tell you that there is no such thing as clean coal. I was born in Appalachia. I am proud of my mountain heritage. The legacy of coal is not ...

The federal government wants the number of offices that oversee U.S. mine safety laws to align more with a shrinking coal ...

Many of the country’s remaining underground coal mines — the most dangerous kind — are located in Appalachia. MSHA has historically placed its field offices in mining communities.

The termination of leases for at least 33 mine safety field offices compounded with an overall decline in inspection staff ...

Our acquisition of the Fola Mine Complex is by far the most significant acquisition in the history of the Company, and represents a critical transition point for the Fola Mine Complex and its nearby ...

Hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were laid off this week, including ...