{"id":50636,"date":"2025-12-01T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=50636"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:44:37","slug":"silica-dust-rule-faces-reconsideration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=50636","title":{"rendered":"Silica dust rule faces reconsideration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Trump to reconsider part of silica dust rule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to harmful silica dust on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In a court filing last week, the Trump administration said that the Labor Department plans to \u201creconsider\u201d portions of the rule that are the subjects of an ongoing legal fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It did not specify what exactly it plans to reconsider about the rule, and a spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions from The Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/msha\/msha20240416?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&amp;emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&amp;emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12.1.25 %E2%80%94 Energy &amp; Environment -- RF\"><u>rule<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;in question was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4596263-biden-administration-finalizes-long-delayed-rule-on-silica-dust-exposure\/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&amp;emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&amp;emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12.1.25 %E2%80%94 Energy &amp; Environment -- RF\"><u>issued by the Biden administration in 2024<\/u><\/a>. It lowered the legal limit for miners\u2019 exposure to silica while on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Exposure to this dust can cause lung cancer, kidney cancer and other lung diseases such as emphysema and silicosis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/joe-biden\/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&amp;emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&amp;emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=12.1.25 %E2%80%94 Energy &amp; Environment -- RF\"><u>Biden<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;administration\u2019s rule also requires mine operators to use engineering controls that reduce or prevent exposure to silica dust as the primary way to meet the standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">And it required mine operators to set up medical surveillance programs and provide health examinations for miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">After the Trump administration\u2019s latest filing, industry groups said in court that they are \u201coptimistic\u201d that the Trump administration\u2019s action could resolve their issues with the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">However, they also said they are \u201cleft in substantial uncertainty\u201d because the administration \u201cdoes not say what its rulemaking will cover, nor how long its rulemaking might take.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5628840-silica-dust-rule-faces-reconsideration\/\">thehill<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to reconsider part of silica dust rule The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to harmful silica dust on the job. 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