Mr Beshear directed Kentucky to join a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over its coal-mining regulations.

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As a lot of people are aware, the government has stepped up their regulations against underground mining pretty significantly over the past year.

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Included are regulations on power plants, refineries, mining operations, cement plants, chemical manufacturers, and a host of other industries.

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There is a big difference between due diligence and crippling regulations that serve only to choke off mining processes before they even get started.

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But corruption in Kentucky consists of mining firms leaning on local officials to go easy on environmental regulations, or school boards appointing their members' relatives to sinecures.

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Reforming regulations to strengthen environmental protection without destroying the U.S. coal mining industry.

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The role of regulations, specifically, can limit who can be in the business of user data collection and mining.

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