Impact of mine safety office closures on eastern Kentucky
I can’t say that I anticipated just the wholesale closure of every mine safety office in eastern Kentucky,” he said. Locations include ...
The Courier-Journal23d
Mine safety offices in Kentucky and across Appalachia are on DOGE's chopping block
Federal cuts have targeted Kentucky's mine safety offices, terminating leases at seven locations around the state. If lease terminations result in fewer mine safety officials based in Kentucky ...
DOGE cancels leases for MSHA buildings in eastern Kentucky
Seven leases for Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) offices across Kentucky are being canceled, according to the ...
Lexington Herald Leader26d
KY lawmakers weaken coal safety rule over protests from woman whose husband died in mine
Minutes after a widow emotionally testified about losing her 29-year-old husband in a deadly 2005 coal mine accident in Harlan County because the first aid available in the mine was inadequate to ...