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Webb Introduces Mine Safety Bill

Webb Introduces Mine Safety Bill to Improve Underground Communications and Tracking Systems
Measure addresses critical need for better technology to protect miners
Washington D.C. – Senator Jim Webb today introduced legislation to improve tracking and communications technology for underground coal mines. The Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act (S.2263) requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [...]