Mine Safety Agency Should Do More to Protect Coal Miners in the Pandemic, Oversight Office Finds
(WorldNews Environment)

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has not done enough to protect coal miners during the coronavirus pandemic, from an oversight agency released Tuesday. Through interviews with MSHA officials and union representatives, as well as reviews of state and national policies, the Department of Labor`s Office of the Inspector General concluded that MSHA could do more to track coronavirus cases among coal miners, address a growing backlog of inspections, and mandate safety precautions underground. Following the March determination that coal mines would...