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The federal government is cutting a Pa. team studying mine safety
The Allegheny Front

... mine safety. So, earlier this month, Kennedy brought back over 300 NIOSH employees, including the Morgantown team that studies black lungs and ...

The federal government is cutting a Pa. team studying mine safety
The Allegheny Front

... mine safety. So, earlier this month, Kennedy brought back over 300 NIOSH employees, including the Morgantown team that studies black lungs and ...

MSHA offers details on 'significant and substantial' violations | Safety+Health
Safety+Health magazine

Nearly 1 out of 5 violations assessed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration over a recent six-month period were reasonably likely to result ...

NIOSH layoffs halted: RFK Jr. seeks dismissal of NIOSH lawsuit - Marietta Times
Marietta Times

... mine safety. Miners can participate in black lung screening programs offered through employers that are submitted to NIOSH, and underground coal ...

Ohio coal miner dies when the ground beneath the drill he was positioning failed - WTRF
WTRF

... Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). On February 12, 2025, at 9:22 a.m., Edward Blomquist, a 73-year-old high wall drill operator with ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) lists coking coal as a critical material - Metal News
Metal News

"We will bring back a forgotten industry," Trump said in April as he signed the executive order surrounded by coal miners. "Coking coal is not ...

Facing sinking coal demand, China asks power plants to just buy more, sources say
Reuters

The coal industry in China faces rising stockpiles of the fuel after a massive expansion of output following shortages and blackouts in 2021 is ...

Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open | AP News
AP News

... Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under Trump.

Inside the TVA coal plant that may get lifeline under Trump | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders April 8 to revive what he called the "beautiful clean coal industry." The orders ...

West Virginia Coal Festival Returns to Boone County with Five Days of Music, Heritage, and ...
WV News

The 31st annual West Virginia Coal Festival is set to bring five days of entertainment, tradition, and Appalachian pride to downtown Madison.

Maryland's largest underground coal mine changes hands - The Daily Record
The Daily Record

Workers at the Casselman mine are not unionized, and Maryland mines are served by an MSHA office in Morgantown, West Virginia, that is not slated for ...

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