The research, authored by occupational hygienist Kate Cole, revealed that up to 300 workers across three tunnelling projects in Brisbane are at risk of developing silicosis, an incurable lung disease.

A decades-old program operated by NIOSH to detect lung disease in coal miners is one of the federal programs that have been ...

Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that ...

A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.