State of the coal industry in Oklahoma. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Natural Resources Development and Production of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, June 14, 1985

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OSTI ID:6323766

Representatives of the mining industry, labor unions, contractors, environmentalists, and others testified at a hearing on the coal industry in Oklahoma, its health and its impact on the state economy. At issue was whether Oklahoma, one of two states subjected to federal control of coal mines, is ready to assume its own regulation. Because of coal's importance to economically depressed sections of the state, there is concern that over-regulation has caused unfair distress to industry and communities. The result has been a decline in coal production and exports. Those opposing the transfer of regulation from the federal to the state government pointed out Oklahoma's poor environmental record that had prompted the federal regulation in the first place. Others argued that economic needs required some trade-offs. The hearing record includes the testimony of 22 witnesses.

• OSTI ID: 6323766
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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