On August 6, 2012, a corroded, eight-inch pipe at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, California, cracked open, sending a ...

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Low payments, high demand put hospital EDs at risk … patients fare worse at hospitals serving Black communities ...

The rule, from the Mine Safety and Health Administration, was imposed last year in response to an epidemic of severe black ...

The rule, from the Mine Safety and Health Administration, was imposed last year in response to an epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners.

More than a third of Americans can’t pay for quality health care … U.S. trade tariffs on Canada could disrupt prescription drug supply … and more.

The NIOSH mobile unit is part of a program designed to protect miners from black lung disease that may not survive recent cuts. Credit: Justin Hicks / KPR Scott Laney worked at the National Institute ...

Hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were laid off this week, including researchers who monitor the health of coal miners.