Judge Hands Trump Another Setback, This Time on Coal Leases on Federal Land
Donald Trump and his administration have lost in court about 40 times since they began reversing former President Barack Obama’s environmental policies, according to The New York Times.
A judge on Friday handed Trump yet another loss, this time over the administration’s efforts to lease coal on federal lands, which the Obama administration had halted via moratorium in 2016.
U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in Montana said former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s implementation of an executive order issued by Trump in March 2017 to renew coal leasing was illegal because Interior Department officials failed to conduct environmental reviews of the impact the policy shift would have.
Morris in his ruling did not reinstate the Obama-era moratorium, but is expected to revisit that issue in coming months.
The lawsuit was brought by several environmental groups and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
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