A federal appeals court has denied requests from labor unions and public health advocates to formally intervene in litigation challenging the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) final silica dust rule after MSHA and industry groups argued the intervention motions were untimely and legally flawed.
September 17, 2026
A federal appeals court has denied requests from labor unions and public health advocates to formally intervene in litigation challenging the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) final silica dust rule after MSHA and industry groups argued the intervention motions were untimely and legally flawed.
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The AFL-CIO is calling on Congress to “immediately intervene” to require the Trump administration to reinstate all staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as well as defend a federal budget that maintains and increases funding for job safety agencies like OSHA.
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The AFL-CIO is calling on Congress to “immediately intervene” to require the Trump administration to reinstate all staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as well as defend a federal budget that maintains and increases funding for job safety agencies like OSHA.
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The AFL-CIO is calling on Congress to “immediately intervene” to require the Trump administration to reinstate all staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as well as defend a federal budget that maintains and increases funding for job safety agencies like OSHA.
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OSHA is asking a federal district court to dismiss North Dakota’s lawsuit challenging an OSHA investigation into alleged whistleblower retaliation by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), arguing that sovereign immunity does not shield the state from federal enforcement actions.
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OSHA is asking a federal district court to dismiss North Dakota’s lawsuit challenging an OSHA investigation into alleged whistleblower retaliation by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), arguing that sovereign immunity does not shield the state from federal enforcement actions.
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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.
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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.
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A West Virginia coal miner is asking a federal district court for a preliminary injunction to stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from terminating key programs aimed at protecting coal miners from occupationally caused lung disease, saying the programs are integral to implementing the Mine Safety and Health Act.
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