Legal Opinion
Prairie State Generating Com. v. Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 26, 2015No. 13-1315PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge PILLARD.
PILLARD, Circuit Judge:
Coal powers almost 40% of the electricity used in the United States. Despite enormous safety advances in recent decades, underground coal mining remains one of the handful of the nation’s most dangerous jobs. Cave-ins, and dusts or gases that pose respiratory or explosion risks, are leading causes of harm to coal miners. 1 . Congress enacted the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 (the Mine Act) to protect America’s miners. The Mine Act subjects mine operators to substantial safety regulation, under…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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