Coal mining is one of the most dangerous jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nearly every day, they face the risk of serious injury from cave-ins or other accidents. Besides ...

MSHA has updated safety standards for electric mine equipment, offering flexible compliance options to improve miner safety ...

Research documenting the presence of coal dust in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay has now been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

In the other, all that still takes place but it produces an unwanted cloud of coal dust that settles on everything and causes serious health problems. CSX officials say recent studies claiming to ...

On Dec. 9, The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule that ...

A Johns Hopkins research study recently confirmed that measurable amounts of coal dust are turning up on schools, homes, and playgrounds near the area where the CSX coal terminal is located.

New research led by Johns Hopkins confirms the presence of coal dust in the Curtis Bay neighborhood in South Baltimore near a CSX coal terminal. Coal dust has been found in measurable amounts on ...

The Newport News government has applied for an almost $20 million federal grant that — if received — could help address the coal dust pollution that plagues the Southeast Community.

“The grain leg, everything.” The main concern was to protect the buildings and property near the elevator and to prevent dust explosions, Hanson and Jerome Harvey, the Pennington County Fire ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Police & Courts. Followed categories will be added to My News. Emergency services were called to the incident on Pittsworth-Felton Road shortly before 11am ...