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Watcing Government: No place to hang out

08/30/2010
By Nick Snow
Oil and gas production safety has been a major issue since 11 workers died when the semisubmersible rig drilling BP PLC's Macondo deepwater well exploded on Apr. 20. Federal lawmakers and regulators focused immediately on offshore workplaces. A smaller federal agency, meanwhile, has continued to warn about another production site safety problem.US Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso urged Mississippi legislators on Apr. 19 to consider requiring public safety measures at rural locations and be "the champion of oil site safety for the rest of the country."He spoke at a meeting in Jackson called by state Sen. Billy Hudson (R-Hattiesburg) who is considering introducing...
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