The challenge in working for government transparency is that you are always working against its opposite: opacity. What we don’t... View Article
Continue readingUpper Big Branch Mine Had Most Serious Citations Among Massey-owned W. Va. Mines
The Upper Big Branch Mine that suffered the most serious mining disaster since 1984 on Monday has received the most... View Article
Continue readingOther dangerous mines? Federal data can’t tell you
Monday’s explosion that killed 25 miners at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia came at a mine that had been flagged by inspectors for a series of violations – 3000 since 1995 and more than 500 in 2009 alone.
How does that compare to other mines? Because of the way the federal government releases the data, we can't say.
Data on safety inspections is published in the Department of Labor’s Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Web site, where users can find information
on mine safety, inspections and violations. But getting to it is the hard part ...
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