Robert Byrd: “$2 billion per year. That's $2 for every minute since Jesus Christ was born.”

Massey mines were cited for 31,000 violations. This means that, on the average during that 10 year period, a miner was seriously injured every other day.

aside from the health and safety laws, what unconventional remedies exist to deal with a rogue mining company that has a reputation for flouting the law?

There's been a savings of 29,000 lives because Congress saw fit to act in 1969.

The path of wilderness legislation can be as rugged as the land itself.