Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’
The Trump administration’s efforts to expand coal mining while simultaneously imposing deep cuts to agencies tasked with ensuring miner health and safety has left some advocates “dumbfounded”.

 
Agencies that protect coalminers from serious occupational hazards, including the condition best known as “black lung”, have been among those affected by major government cuts.