"...As NPR and Mine Safety Health News reported in November, thousands of mines with unpaid safety penalties had a significantly higher rate of injury and were able to escape payment of $70 million in safety fines. Most fines were years overdue. Some went unpaid for decades.
The Byrd Act would shut down mines that are more than six months late in paying safety penalties or have defaulted on payment plans..."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/04/23/401832729/delinquent-mines-congress-revives-bill-to-hold-mine-owners-accountable
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