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Twenty-six-year-old Trenten Dille died in a Marion County Coal Resources mine when the rib of a roof support pillar crushed him; a day later, a miner at Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ Horse Creek Eagle Mine died in an electrical haulage accident.

In chief of the huffington post arianna huffington. is this the pattern with how regulations are not enforced? but how they are made or not made? >> well, yes. thats the problem. even when regulations are made after a disaster like after the sago disaster. the loopholes put in the regulations, which in the end theyre not enforced. here we have a classic example of how that works. the mine had 515 violations in 2009. and already 124 in 2010. but by abusing due process and challenging them, this c...

29 of whom died on his watch last monday. joining me now here in new york as promised, co-founder editor in chief of the huffington post arianna huffington. is this the pattern with how regulations are not enforced? but how they are made or not made? >> well, yes. thats the problem. even when regulations are made after a disaster like after the sago disaster. the loopholes put in the regulations, which in the end theyre not enforced. here we have a classic example of how that works. the mine had...

Joining me now here in new york as promised, co-founder editor in chief of the huffington post arianna huffington. is this the pattern with how regulations are not enforced? but how they are made or not made? >> well, yes. thats the problem. even when regulations are made after a disaster like after the sago disaster. what happens is that there are so many loopholes put into the regulations, that in the end theyre not really enforced. here we have a classic example of how that works. the mine ha...

Fate of those miners is. all up and down this area here, this valley, that these coal mines are in and really across the state of west virginia and other coal mining states, people are wondering what the outcome of this is going to be in terms of legislation and new safety measures. we took a look that the and talked with a lot of folks who come from mining family toss see what they have to say about it. >> 1951, the orient, number two mine, 119 deaths prompt the first legislation on mine safety...

And just going up and down this valley and talking to folks who have mining in their blood, mining in their families and how they cope with things. now, every time theres a disaster something happens, legislatively or rule-making wise to try to make things better. and yet, for all of the rules that people put in place, it keeps happening. 1951, the orient number 2 mine. 119 deaths prompted the first real legislation on mine safety. fast forward, 1968. farmington, west virginia, 78 dead, includin...

Well have a better chance of getting those readings at that time to give you something more concrete. so youre asking about the time frame before the rescushion operation would start, we cant give you that. what we can, by, by we hope 8:30, is any determination that we have safe enough figures to move or not, correct? >> one way or the other. determine where were at. >> governor, is it safe to say that when you have levels this time that its setback for you all? >> weve been working against long...

>> were talking about accountability in the wake of the west virginia coal mine explosion. the mine is in nick rayhalls district. after the sago disaster, federal law about mine safety was changed. everyone said the goal so this would never happen again. does that agency, the mine safety and health administration, does it still lack teeth or resources or resolve to do the job the way it needs to be done? >> well, couple points. let me say first of all, im not going to dispute your well researche...

Getting readings. theyll give you something more concrete. you were asking about the time frame before the rescue operation. we cant give you that. we hope by 8:30 we can have a determination that we have safe enough figures to move or not. >> one way or the other. wherever were at. >> is it safe to say when you have levels this high, this -- [ audio trouble ] >> weve been working against long odds from day one. our family members, all of them know that these are mining families, traditional. th...

Aggressively against this mining company? and start answering questions on why a mining company that had as many safety violations as did this one was allowed to continue to operate in west virginia? >> reporter: yes. the answer is, yes. they are planning congressional investigations. after the sago disaster, there were acts mandating reforms. senator rockefeller said he was reading that legislation on the way to the news conference to update people and he saw a lot of empty places that needed t...