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Coal industry seeks to reduce safety checks
Since 1969, federal inspectors have been required to inspect every underground coal mine in the nation "in its entirety" at least four times each year. Last week, coal industry lobbyists resumed a longstanding effort to eliminate — or at least greatly weaken — that requirement.
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Coal industry seeks to reduce safety checks
Since 1969, federal inspectors have been required to inspect every underground coal mine in the nation "in its entirety" at least four times each year. Last week, coal industry lobbyists resumed a longstanding effort to eliminate — or at least greatly weaken — that requirement.
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