[3] Two years after graduation from college, Spadaro was teaching and doing research when, on February 26, 1972, the Buffalo Creek flood disaster occurred.
[4] He began to uncover information that proved dams built across West Virginia had not used standard engineering methods.
Spadaro spent his career overseeing environmental disasters and damage caused by coal mining.
For 38 years he worked alongside companies, citizens, and many other organizations to combat hazards that correlate with coal mining incidents and processes.
Through Spadaro's efforts and investigation, it was discovered that engineers were aware of the previous spill in 1994, and that the issue had been ongoing until it broke in October.
Spadaro complained that the new administration had given lucrative contracts for work at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy to friends.