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  • Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country


    Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

    Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

    Miners’ advocates worry these closures could reduce the capacity of an agency that’s vastly improved mining safety over the past 50 years or so and could play a vital role as the Trump administration promotes fossil fuels like coal, and as decarbonization efforts increase the need for lithium and other metals.