Lawyers Ramp Up Challenges to Trump’s Oil Drilling Push, Citing Climate Impact

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By Sabrina ShankmanMar 22, 2019, 3:50 am282 pts
In Wyoming, a judge put oil leases on hold over a failure to consider the climate risks of greenhouse gases. More challenges are planned in the Arctic. By Sabrina Shankman The government's pell-mell race to open up new areas for oil and gas drilling on public lands and waters is running into legal obstacles…

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