Hardy County LGBTQ Group Represents W.Va. In WorldPride Parade
An LGBTQ advocacy group traveled from Hardy County to Washington, D.C. on Saturday to participate in this year's WorldPride parade.
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Despite Court Order, Black Lung Screening Program Still Not Fully Functional
The agency’s mobile X-ray unit is parked behind an office building in Morgantown because there are no funds to operate it. And the agency is missing contract workers to read chest X-rays.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsResuming Black Lung Research And Bolstering Cyclist Tourism, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we look into barriers to resuming black lung research after a reversal of federal cuts, plus efforts to strengthen Charleston tourism for cyclists.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNIOSH Director Tells Federal Judge That Black Lung Program Is Back
John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, told U.S. District Judge Irene Berger that 51 workers who had received termination notices in April were back on the job.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUMWA's Roberts Intervened To Save Federal Black Lung Program
United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts was among those who personally asked the U.S. health secretary to save a program that screens for black lung.
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UMWA, Labor Leaders To Protest Trump Health Cuts In D.C.
United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts and members of the American Federation of Government Employees will demonstrate outside HHS headquarters over recent staffing reductions at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Researcher Investigates Mining Hazards. Trump Cut His Program
Curtis Tate spoke with Brendan Demich, chief steward for the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1916 about his Pittsburgh-based mine research team, whose employment status remains in doubt.
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