Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that ...

Federal protections for coal miners with black lung disease are at risk as significant layoffs erode vital programs. Mass ...

A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.

Gizmodo reached out to the Trump administration and the UMWA for comment.

Layoffs halt black lung protection programs for miners NIOSH and MSHA ... and has increasingly been reported by young workers in their 30s and 40s despite declining coal production.