Richard, I would guess this is not a case of misguided overregulation but rather, a case of intentional overregulation. Remember, this administration is committed to putting the coal industry out of business.
Much of the misguided overregulation is done by government employees who simply want to keep and advance in their meaningless jobs by implementing change, whether the change makes sense or not. The system may be functioning perfectly, but to the meddling bureaucrat who wants to justify his paycheck, continuation of the status quo is not good. ("Annual review is coming up; I need to regulate something.")
Another example of such mindless meddling (some good ones have already been given): I once worked for a large government contractor (ordnance manufacturer). Part of my job involved the print shop. One day the government's safety guy came into the shop in time to see the paper cutter, a huge guillotine-like machine, effortlessly slice through a five inch stack of paper. He saw that a set of fingers or even a hand would be no challenge to such a dangerous device, so without consulting anyone, he went back to his office and designed a safety guard to be installed on the machine. It was 100 percent effective as a safety feature. The only problem was, you could no longer insert any paper.
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