From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Coal mine safety and America's energy future.

Hello again, I'm Orenalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

the daily look at the issues. Americans care about most.

Crandall Canyon coal mine officials in Utah say it's now likely that six trapped miners may not

be found. Three rescuers have already died trying, but the families of those still missing

accused the mine operator and federal regulators of giving up too soon. On to the point, was Crandall

Canyon's operation too dangerous from the beginning,

as the Bush administration traded safety enforcement for compliance,

with coal now supplying 50% of America's electricity, what role will it play in the future?

On reporter's notebook later on, a symbol for both sides of the immigration debate is

deported. First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and

Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again. Mormon Aldi back with To the Point. After the deaths of

three would-be rescuers, it's unlikely that six trapped coal miners will be found alive. On To the Point,

the controversies over Utah's Crandall Canyon coal mine, the Bush administration's approach to mine safety and the future of coal, which now provides half of America's electrical energy.

On reporter's notebook, an undocumented mother is deported to Mexico, while her son stays in the United States, we'll hear about the new sanctuary movement.

First this update, Dean, is the first

big hurricane of the season. It is battered Jamaica. It has killed six people in other parts of the

Caribbean. It's now moving toward the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Texas, Governor Jim Perry,

says he's not taking any chances. We got skilled rescue teams in place like Texas Task Force 1, Task Force 2.

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