The increased drilling generates deadly silica dust and has caused severe forms of pneumoconiosis, better known as black lung disease, even among younger miners, some in their 30s and 40s.

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

The Associated Press is reporting thousands of employees within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department received layoff ...

Reported closures and firings at federal offices are creating concerns about the safety and health of coal miners.  On ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Safety official firings cause concerns for miners Reported firings at federal offices are creating concerns ...

Staff reportThe Chronicle-News The University of New Mexico is increasing healthcare access for miners battling black lung ...

Rates of black lung disease have increased over recent decades — and in Kentucky and other parts of central Appalachia, one in five coal miners suffer from it, according to recent research.

Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported Lung disease is a well-known deadly consequence of working in the coal industry. But a new NPR study finds miners are ...

The HEART5 Mobile Health Unit — a B-double truck packed with equipment to test mine dust lung diseases like silicosis, black lung, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — is returning to ...