The lights are on but nobody's home
Federal agency has goal of protecting mine workers, but draconian measures and unwarranted citations are taking its mandate too far
Last updated 11/21/2010 at Noon
There is a story that circulated around D.C. a number of years ago about the traditional little old lady in tennis shoes who approached her congressman and demanded he do something about some environmental cause or another. The congressman responded: "But Madam, we passed legislation last year to solve that very problem." She replied, "I know, I promised to lobby for it last year but couldn't beca...
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