Trapped Miners in Utah Await Rescue

Published August 7, 2007 at 1:00 PM EDT

Six miners remain trapped in the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah after it caved in Monday. Rescuers are trying to reach the men. J. Davitt McAteer, former head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, talks with Madeleine Brand.

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