MSHA, Industry Urge Court To Reject Silica Rule Suit Intervention Bids

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and industry groups are urging a federal appeals court to reject efforts by labor unions and respiratory health advocates to formally intervene in litigation over the Biden-era silica dust rule, arguing the motions are untimely, unsupported by the law, and threaten to disrupt an already-advanced case. MSHA says in a pair of April 24 briefs to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in consolidated litigation known as Sorptive Minerals Institute...