Without programs provided by NIOSH, people in the mining industry and researchers are scrambling to find what else can be done to serve coal miners in our region.

A federal judge has set a May 24, 2026, trial date over whether the federal government is properly carrying out black lung screening through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A few NIOSH employees were back in their offices on Wednesday as administrative leave had been withdrawn for certain positions, though it may only be temporary. Around ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is restoring several programs and bringing back the staffers who run them, but much of the agency's work is still on the chopping block.

Watch: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Senate hearing opening statement interrupted by protesters 08:09. The head of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and a handful of teams at the ...

North Carolina State University announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will resume its "health hazard evaluation" into a potential cancer cluster at Poe ...

Without NIOSH, officials say that number could be higher. "I don't think it's hyperbole to say that eviscerating NIOSH, as they have, will cause people to die," Blackwood said.

Attorney: Not all NIOSH programs appear to have resumed following court order. by STAFF REPORTS. Tue, June 3rd 2025 at 9:42 AM. Updated Tue, June 3rd 2025 at 9:44 AM.

Coal miners lose free black lung screenings after Trump's NIOSH cuts 03:19. Morgantown, West Virginia — In West Virginia's coal country, Marion Tennant says he was destined to work in the mines ...

NIOSH employees and union members waved signs outside Congressman Warren Davidson's Hamilton County office Friday afternoon. Hannah Echt says she's another one of the hundreds of workers who've ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There have been additional job cuts at NIOSH in Morgantown. The cuts apparently came at the end of the work day Friday. Cecil Roberts. UMWA President Cecil Roberts was the ...

However, NIOSH said those workers still remain on the reduction in force list, and are set to lose their jobs on June 2 and July 2. Stay Connected. Like Us. Follow Us. ...