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Archive Home > 2010 > April > 11 > Mine agency’s powers limited, often unused

Mine agency’s powers limited, often unused

By Michael Cooper, Gardiner Harris and Eric Lipton, and written by Cooper / The Bulletin
April 11, 2010

The Mine Safety and Health Administration was created almost 35 years ago, after deadly explosions at a Kentucky mine, with a mission to conduct more inspections of the nation’s mines and enforce safety standards more strictly. It was strengthened four years ago, after more disasters.

But it....

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