Mine Safety and Health Administration

Robert E. Murray, the former CEO and president of the now-bankrupt Murray Energy, has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Labor for black lung benefits. For years, Murray and his company fought against federal mine safety regulations aimed at reducing the debilitating disease.

On this West Virginia Morning, Secretary of State Mac Warner announced some voting policies this week in the run up to the general election in November.…

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has not done enough to protect coal miners during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from an oversight agency released Tuesday.

Officials with the Mine Safety and Health Administration met for the first time with miners’ health researchers Wednesday in a new partnership designed to…

A lawsuit filed by a miner’s widow says the Mine Safety and Health Administration didn’t do enough to stop the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster.The…

The retired coal company executive from West Virginia chosen by Republican President Trump to oversee U.S. mining safety says his first priority is…

A coal miner has died in West Virginia, the sixth mining fatality in the state this year.In a news release, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration…

The National Mine Health and Safety Academy opened at Beaver, near Beckley, on August 17, 1976. The 80-acre campus, which can accommodate 600 students, is…

The West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training will receive more than $524,000 in federal funds for training courses aimed at reducing…

A proposed rule from the Mine Safety and Health Administration will be published Wednesday, September 2, 2015 and requires all haulage machinery in…