Scoop operator Joseph Mitchell, age 25, was killed when his scoop was struck by an out of control motor car delivering ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released three proposed rules on July 1 aimed at revising the criteria for approving safety plans in underground coal mines.

Virginia’s U.S. senators have expressed concern to federal mine safety regulators over their response to a Nicholas County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Appalachia and coal miner advocacy groups celebrated that dozens of Mine Safety and Health ...

Cabell County Schools granted state waiver for missed days during winter storm Education officials have announced plans to release Cabell County students before June after receiving a state waiver for ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, ...

MSHA proposes modernizing outdated rules while aligning with a broader deregulatory agenda under the deregulation EO. The agency seeks to limit district managers’ authority, citing legal concerns.

Appalachia and coal miner advocacy groups celebrated that dozens of MSHA offices that were scheduled to close will now remain open.