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Oversight collapse leads to mine safety issues

By The Center for Public Integrity

Failures of mine safety oversight body blamed for fatal disasters

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Black lung surges back in coal country

By Chris Hamby

GAO report supports science behind black lung rule

By Chris Hamby

GOP seeks to kill black lung reform

By Chris Hamby

Year after tragedy, mining industry seeks some self-policing

By Chris Hamby

Labor secretary leaves legacy of worker protections and unfinished business

By Chris Hamby

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis leaves behind a department advocates say increased enforcement but left worker safety rules unfinished.

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OSHA strengthens protections for temp workers

By Jim Morris

'They were not thinking of him as a human being'

By Jim Morris and Chip Mitchell

Bill aims to strengthen OSHA workplace enforcement

By Chris Hamby

Bush administration kills safety regulation opposed by donors

By Bill Dawson

Excerpts from this story referencing "Hilda Solis":

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