EEOC Rescinds Enforcement Guidance on Harassment - On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ...

Heading into President Donald Trump’s second term, coal looked like an industry nearing the end of its life. Utilities ...

Last week’s reversal of cuts to a federal organization behind miner safety programs drew praise from labor leaders. About ...

Trump's coal revival efforts may delay its decline, but experts doubt a lasting comeback as alternatives grow cheaper.

The head of the nation’s mine safety and health regulatory agency has drawn miner advocate ire with new congressional ...

Young stonemasons too ill to work after being diagnosed with silicosis from cutting kitchen worktops face eviction from their homes as they can’t access compensation and benefits quickly enough to pay ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the silicosis issue in the Dendua region of Salanpur block and has issued reminders to the District Magistrate (DM) of West Burdwan, ...

A prospector’s search for gold has ended in tragedy after he was hit by falling rocks at a historic mining site. The incident occurred about 2.40pm on January 2 at a Mount Britton property, about 50km ...

Friday marked 20 years since an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County left 12 coal miners dead after trapping 13. The disaster prompted the nation’s most recent major mine safety law later in ...