MADISON, W.Va. — Emory “Curly” Carter sometimes feels like he can’t breathe. Household chores, such as cleaning and gardening, leave him gasping for air, making him feel like he has a ...

Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a home with his wife Stephanie and hunt and fish in his ...

Layoffs halt black lung protection programs for miners NIOSH and MSHA programs suspended amid Trump administration cuts Miners face increased risk as safety regulations enforcement weakens OAK ...

They also point to the dwindling number of mining fatalities — and mines in general. A statue of a coal miner stands at the West Virginia Capitol on Aug. 26, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - A West Virginia coal miner is taking legal action against the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in regard to the recent layoffs at ...

on Monday to reinstate programs aimed at protecting coal miners that were hit with layoff notices. Capito, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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, created by ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. – President Trump recently signed an executive order to try and reinvigorate coal mining in the U.S.. The Four Corners Region is home to the third-largest coal producer in the ...