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Former mine inspector speaks out on 60 minutes Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1760950&nav=4CALM2ZY http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1760950&nav=4CALM2ZY Former Mine Inspector Speaks Out On "60 Minutes" It left hundreds of miles of damage. Now a mine safety expert claims an environmental disaster in eastern Kentucky could have been prevented. The former superintendent of the federal Mine Health and Safety Academy, Jack Spadaro was a part of the panel that looked into the October 2000 Martin County spill, where 300 million gallons of sludge leaked from an impoundment. That incident happened six years after a smaller leak at the same location. During an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes", Spadaro said a company engineer told him after the 1994 accident the problem had not been fixed. "We knew there would be another breakthrough. I asked how many people in the company knew. He said at least five people. It would have been expensive to find another site. I think they were willing to take the risk." 60 Minutes tried to speak with Massey Energy, which owns Martin County Coal Corporation, but management declined. Spadaro also says when the Bush administration took office, appointees ordered the investigation to end quickly. Residents in the area where the spill occurred says it has changed the area forever. It's been nearly four years since nearly 300 gallons of sludge poured out of the Martin County mine, destroying property, drinking water and killing fish for about 100 miles. The bottom of a coal mine waste impoundment collapsed into an abandoned underground mine. It was a phenomenon to residents who had a new black river flowing through their yards. Numerous investigations ensued. One revealed that the disaster could have been prevented. Martin County Coal and parent company Massey Energy cleaned up what they could over the years, but residents say some was simply slipped under the rug. Greg Preece lives nearby, "This area has grass growing on it now, but the slurry is still there. It's underneath. It's amazing what a little grass will do to hide the truth." Massey Energy has agreed to pay Kentucky more than three million dollars for damages.

Bush administration covers up slurry catastrophe { April 4 2004 } Ex official says gov covered up spill cause Former mine inspector speaks out on 60 minutes Spill inquiry was halted { April 4 2004 } Files Listed: 4

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