Pennsylvania Inspection Finds Mines Safe

A month-long re-inspection of Pennsylvania's underground mines ordered by Gov. Edward Rendell in February after four separate accidents killed 16 miners in West Virginia found the facilities to be operating safely, a statement from the governor's office reported. "While a substantial number of violations were recorded none posed any safety risk to miners and all were corrected immediately during the re-inspection effort," the statement said. The Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Mine Safety inspected sensitive areas where significant hazards could exist in underground mines...