Mine Safety Agency Sends Revised Silica Rule to White House

The nation’s regulator of mine safety sent a proposed rule on respirable silica to the White House, taking the initial public step in modifying a Biden-era rule.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration, part of the US Labor Department, indicated last November that it plans to engage in limited rulemaking to replace parts of a Biden-era regulation that would require mines to cut respirable silica levels in half.

The proposed rule is now under review by the Office of Management and Budget. The new proposal would mark the first attempt by MSHA to modify the regulation since the outgoing Biden ...