U.S. Court Blocks Obama Administration Fracking Rule WSJ
A federal judge in Wyoming blocked an Interior Department rule setting stricter standards for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, the second major Obama administration environmental rule rebuked by the courts in as many months.
U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl issued a preliminary injunction barring implementation of the regulation, saying the Interior Department lacks the authority to issue the rule.
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