Court orders Trump administration reinstate Obama emissions rule

Interior department had moved to delay to 2019 methane regulation governing oil and gas production on federal landRebuffing the Trump administration, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Interior Department to reinstate an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.The order by a judge in San Francisco came as the Interior Department moved to delay the rule until 2019, saying it was too burdensome to industry. The action followed an earlier effort by the department to postpone part of the rule set to take effect next year. Related: Methane emissions from cattle are 11% higher than estimated Related: Republicans fail to repeal methane regulations for drilling on public lands Continue reading...