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Joseph Main, Obama's Mine Safety Chief, Praised By Advocates

McClatchy | Halimah Abdullah | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama's choice to head the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration signals a dramatic shift from his predecessor on mine safety...

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Poor Engineering Primed Utah Mine For Massive Collapse, Feds Say

Salt Lake Tribune | Robert Gehrke | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

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Federal investigators determined that major engineering deficiencies left the Crandall Canyon coal mine primed for a massive pillar collapse, and tha...

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Mine Safety Agency Was "Negligent" In Protecting Utah Miners

Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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The Labor Department's Inspector General said Monday that the federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety of the nation's coal miners was "negl...

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Safety Fears Shut Another Murray Energy Mine In Utah

Huffington Post | Posted 04.06.2008 | Home

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An energy company that owned the Crandall Canyon mine where nine people were killed in two collapses last August has shut another of its Utah coal min...

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4,000 Mine Safety Violations Ignored On Bush Administration Watch

Charleston (W.V.) Gazette | Ken Ward Jr | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Federal regulators have allowed mine operators to avoid fines for thousands of health and safety citations, despite a federal law that requires moneta...

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White House Opposes Mine Safety Bill

Associated Press | Jesse Holland | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a mine safety bill, saying the new regulations proposed by Democrats would interfere with legislation Pr...

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White House Opposes Mine Safety Bill

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a mine safety bill, saying the new regulations proposed by Democrats would interfere with legislation Pr...

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Max Follmer

Sticking With The Story: How One Newspaper Didn't Stop Digging

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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As Congress takes another look at the safety issues plaguing the nation's coal mines, a documentary team from PBS' Expose series is shining a spotligh...

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Bush Officials Knew Of "Serious Structural Problems" At Utah Mine Before Cave-In

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Bureau of Land Management inspectors noted serious structural problems at Utah's Crandall Canyon Mine at least three years before two roof collapses k...

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Utah Panel Considers Tougher Mine Safety Regulations

The New York Times | DAN FROSCH | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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In the shadows of the Utah mountain where six miners were entombed and three rescue workers killed last month, a new mine safety commission will conve...

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