U.S. judge blocks drilling over climate change, casting doubt on Trump energy agenda

The ruling could affect other drilling efforts, especially in Alaska's Arctic.

By Nichola Groom, Reuters March 21, 2019
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A U.S. judge has blocked oil drilling planned in Wyoming because the government failed to adequately consider its impact on global warming — a decision that could complicate President Donald Trump’s broader efforts to expand oil, gas and coal output on America’s public lands, including in Arctic Alaska.

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