"… tration found that miners have been breathing too much dust for years, but MSHA has issued relatively few violations and routinely allowed companies extra …"

"… few violations and routinely allowed companies extra time to fix problems. MSHA chief Joe Main issued a statement in response to the findings: “The curr …"

"… quately protect miners from disease and are in need of reform. That is why MSHA has proposed several changes to overhaul the current standards and reduce …"

"… o limit the amount of silica in the air in mines, but a Center analysis of MSHA’s dust sampling database, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, …"

"… for workers and their families.Take the case of the Obama administration's MSHA chief, Joe Main.About a year into his tenure as the nation's top mine safe …"

"… ning community embrace this approach," Main, assistant labor secretary for MSHA, told reporters in October 2010. "It is the right thing to do."A decade ea …"

"… nstraints at the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Main urged MSHA to scrap the proposal and start over."We believe that MSHA needs to go bac …"

"… ion. Main urged MSHA to scrap the proposal and start over."We believe that MSHA needs to go back to the drawing board and come out with a proposal that re …"

"… owth."Buried in the 165-page legislation, the measure demanded an audit of MSHA data showing black lung still exists, and an assessment of the agency's me …"

"… Accountability Office was ordered to complete that study within 240 days. MSHA can't act on the rule until after that deadline expires on Aug. 19. A GAO …"

"… teps the coal industry could take to better protect miners. Two years ago, MSHA chief Joe Main proposed new rules based on such recommendations. Scientist …"

"… recommendations. Scientists and worker health advocates widely praised the MSHA proposal.But in Congress, some Republican lawmakers quickly began to line …"