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Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country
Libby Lindsay spent 21 years working underground as a miner for Bethlehem Steel in West Virginia. She saw many safety ...
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'It's scary times' mine safety experts warn Trump cuts put workers at risk
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to boost mineral production “to the maximum possible extent” as ...
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Gov. Beshear allows bill weakening coal mine safety to become law without his signature
Andy Beshear has allowed to become law House Bill 196, which will reduce from two to one the number of mine emergency technicians, or METs, who must be present at Kentucky coal mines when there ...
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KY lawmakers weaken coal safety rule over protests from woman whose husband died in mine
John Blanton, R-Salyersville, would ease safety requirements for coal companies employing 10 or fewer miners during a shift. In those instances, only one mine emergency technician would have to be ...
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Trump appoints mining industry executive to head Mining Safety and Health
MSHA oversees the Coal Mine Safety and Health division in 12 coal districts and the Metal-Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health division in its six regions. The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act ...