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NIOSH layoffs to have direct effects on coal miners

The Mine Safety and Health Administration is closing offices, raising concerns about miner safety from former coal miner Stanley Stewart and others who question current safety practices.
Republican Tom Clark expressed concerns about MSHA office closures impacting safety inspections, despite supporting efforts to streamline government.
Joe Main, former MSHA chief, stated that decreased staffing could risk miners' lives, referencing the Upper Big Branch disaster as a consequence of weakened enforcement.
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts warned that without federal protections, worker safety would rely solely on employers, which he termed a 'recipe for disaster' in the mining industry.

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Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety

Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”

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Federal workers' union representative says miner safety is being compromised by job, office cuts

BEAVER, WV (WVNS) -- The General Services Administration (GSA) has ordered the closure of the Mine Health Safety Administration District Office in Pineville, National Council of Field Labor Locals (NCFLL) Vice-President Cary Clarkson confirmed on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Clarkson spoke with 59News days before the 15th anniversary of the deadly Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, which killed 29 West Virginia miners on April 5, 2010. Clarkson said t…

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West Virginia union leaders decry cuts to federal workforce • West Virginia Watch

Anita Wolfe, a retiree of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in Morgantown, W.Va., speaks against the federal employee job cuts occurring in the state during a news conference held by West Virginia labor representatives outside the House of Delegates chamber in the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Sean McCallister | Charleston Gazette-Mail photo)On the heels of a federal off…

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NIOSH layoffs to have direct effects on coal miners

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Following layoffs at Morgantown's NIOSH location this week, organizations are speaking out to let the public know of the effects it will have in different industries, including coal mining. NIOSH's Morgantown location is responsible specifically for the respiratory disease division that monitors coal dust and silica research, manages the lung x-ray program, and oversees the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).…

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National Firefighter Registry for Cancer goes offline following NIOSH layoffs

Access to the NFR has been disrupted following federal layoffs, prompting questions about the future of the firefighter cancer-focused research program

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