Monday, April 05, 2004

MSHA Whistleblower on CBS 60 Minutes

Here is the transcript of the CBS 60 Minutes report on MSHA Whistleblower Jack Spadaro talking about the Bush administration coverup of
the reasons for a toxic coal slurry spill in Appalachia that ranks among the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.

Jack Spadaro tells Correspondent Bob Simon that political appointees in the Department of Labor whitewashed a report that said an energy company that had contributed to the Republican Party was responsible for the 300-million gallon spill.
For more background, I've written about this here and here.