Mining industry challenges coal dust rule in court
The National Mining Association (NMA) has asked a federal appeals court to review the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) regulation for the control of coal dust in underground coal mines, contending that the rule “embodies fundamental legal and technical infirmities in its scope, foundation and framework.”
NMA President and CEO Hal Quinn called the rule a “one-size-fits-all approach” that won’t deliver real worker protections and didn’t take stakeholder suggestions into account.