Mine operators face growing delays over the resolution of contested safety and discrimination cases after cuts to an independent agency that hears disputes over citations, attorneys say.
The Trump administration last week fired Moshe Z. Marvit, a Biden-appointee to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, closed down the agency’s Pittsburgh office, and terminated dozens more staffers, including an administrative law judge.
Marvit’s dismissal sets up FMSHRC to lose its quorum in August when the terms for the two other Biden appointees expire.
Attorneys say that’s likely because the commissioners must have expert knowledge of mine safety, and no ...
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