Trump administration cannot weaken Obama-era safety rule for miners, court says. [View all]

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'The U.S. Court of Appeals found that the administration’s justification for relaxing the safety rule was “arbitrary and capricious."

A federal court has quashed the Trump administration’s effort to relax a health and safety rule for mine workers, arguing that the changes would put miners at risk.

The Obama-era rule — finalized in 2017 in that administration's last days — requires mine operators to examine workplaces before miners begin their shifts and to make a record of adverse health and safety conditions. The rule applies to workers who extract granite, stone, copper and other noncoal substances from mines.'>>>

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-cannot-weaken-obama-era-safety-rule-miners-court-n1019101?