Testifying before a U.S. House of Representatives field hearing, a former employee of Massey Energy Co. claims that federal mine inspectors are not getting an accurate view of mine conditions on their visits because company foremen are being warned of the inspections beforehand. The former employee—whose son was one of 29 miners killed in the [...]
A Senate panel has approved $22 million to help address the huge backlog of mine safety cases in the aftermath of the West Virginia explosion that killed 29 miners in April. The money would be used to hire more judges and lawyers to resolve the backlog of over 16,000 appeals of mine safety violations. Companies [...]
President Obama’s cancer panel recently warned that Americans are facing serious harm from chemicals in the environment due to lack of adequate regulations and laws. Current federal laws governing chemicals are weak, and there is inadequate funding to sufficiently regulate the use of chemicals. Moreover, regulatory responsibilities are split between too many agencies, according to [...]
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