NIOSH News & Updates

NIOSH News & Updates 

RFK Jr. Tells Congressman Moore that NIOSH is Back!

RFK Jr. Tells Congressman Moore that NIOSH is Back!

Congressman Moore (R, West Virginia, District 2) questions Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about cuts to NIOSH.  

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Under pressure, HHS reinstates hundreds of occupational health workers

"I welcome the return of some NIOSH scientists, but this isn't the NIOSH that all American workers need," said Dr. Robert Harrison, who directs the Occupational Health Program at the University of California San Francisco.

CDC NORA Council Cuts: A Threat to Emergency Services

The NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) council has been instrumental in advancing research and developing strategies that ensure the health and safety of emergency services professionals. Its dissolution poses significant risks to the well

Coal miners happy with federal judge's decision in NIOSH injunction

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Judge Irene Berger granted a preliminary injunction that would temporarily reinstate employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ensuring that legally required black lung screenings would still take place. For miners like Mar