West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey's office has filed a new lawsuit against 3M Company, claiming 3M violated the state's Consumer Credit and Protection Act through the marketing of one ...

Medical experts say data is still short on the full extent of diseases tied to silica dust — silicosis, lung cancer and black lung. The new rule will impose safeguards and collect data about workers’ ...

Mine not governed by clean-air rules for "major" facilities Coal stored at processing plant not considered in plant (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that stringent air-pollution ...

The long-awaited rule will limit miners’ exposure to the dangerous dust, which can lead to incurable and debilitating lung disease. The Biden administration unveiled a final mining rule Tuesday that ...

Newcrest Mining's (OTCPK:NCMGF) (OTCPK:NCMGY) flagship Cadia gold mine in Australia's New South Wales is the subject of a new investigation by the local environmental regulator on concerns about dust ...

Residents of a Butte neighborhood are concerned about what’s wafting from a nearby open-pit mine that can coat their homes and vehicles. By Katheryn Houghton / KHN Published Jun 11, 2022 7:00 PM EDT ...

Dust from open cast mining suffocates surrounding forests and inhibits trees' ability to capture carbon from the atmosphere more than previously thought, according to new research by scientists in ...