Federal judge casts doubt on Trump’s drilling plans across the U.S. because they ignore climate change
The ruling temporarily halts drilling on 300,000 acres of leases in Wyoming.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/clima...climate-change
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A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that the Interior Department violated federal law by failing to take into account the climate impact of its oil and gas leasing in the West.
The decision by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Rudolph Contreras marks the first time the Trump administration has been held to account for the climate impact of its energy-dominance agenda, and it could have sweeping implications for the president’s plan to boost fossil fuel production across the country. Contreras concluded that Interior’s Bureau of Land Management “did not sufficiently consider climate change” when making decisions to auction off federal land in Wyoming to oil and gas drilling. The judge temporarily blocked drilling on roughly 300,000 acres of land in the state.
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Small wonder Senate Repubes are so desperate to confirm judges to their liking that they're willing to throw out long-standing rules.