Mine Safety Research on the Line Against Trump Layoff Deadline

Research on eliminating mining fatalities, injuries, and illnesses will be lost with the firing of roughly 700 federal employees next week, mine safety officials say.

While the Trump Administration reinstated about 300 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, most of them remain on administrative leave with termination dates set for June 2 or July 2. NIOSH, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, notified workers April 1 that nearly 900 staffers would be let go as part of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plans to cut 10,000 employees across his agency.

As a ...