Trump & Republicans Escalate War on Coal Miners
Donald Trump has made a resurgence of the coal industry a top priority. That promise helped him win the nation’s…
Six Killed in Confined Space Catastrophe
Six workers were killed Wednesday on a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Colorado, about 45 miles northeast of Denver. Many details…
NIOSH Budget: The Horror Show
I promised to analyze President Trump’s proposed FY 2026 budget for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).…
Partial Stay of Execution? What’s Happening at NIOSH?
On April 1, the Trump administration snuck up behind the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and murdered…
Dispatches From The Front Lines of Workplace Safety & Health
What’s going on in the world of workplace safety and health? Read on. It’s not all bad news.
DOGE Attack on NIOSH Weakens Workers’ Bird Flu Protections
As is often the case with this country’s public health threats, workers are on the front lines. The National Institute…
It’s National Public Health Week
By Kathleen Rest We could all use some good news, right? So how about this: Americans live an average of…
Housekeeping
A few odds and ends that will help us go into battle together. NIOSH I want to publish more about…
April is Still the Cruelest Month
Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine mine explosion that killed 29 miners. That was only…
Reflections on NIOSH
Fifty-five years ago, a Democratic Congress and a Republication Administration enacted a piece of landmark legislation to assure that “every…