Legal Opinion
Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. v. Mine Safety & Health Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 9, 2007No. 01-1046PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.
Several mining industry groups and mine operators petition for review of three Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) rules that regulate diesel par ticulate matter (“DPM”) in underground metal and non-metal mines. Petitioners contend that MSHA did not have sufficient evidence that DPM presents a risk to miners’ health, that MSHA unreasonably chose to regulate other substances as surrogates for DPM, and that the DPM exposure limits in the new rules cannot feasibly be achieved by mine operators. Petitioners…
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