Dec 4 Energy & Environment Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision The United Mine Workers of America is suing the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, after the agency reduced its heightened oversight of a West Virginia coal mine with a poor safety record. MSHA has the power to declare mines with a history of significant safety violations as having a “Pattern of Violations.” […] By Brittany Patterson and Becca Schimmel Dec 4 Energy & Environment Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision Brittany Patterson and Becca Schimmel