Court puts decision on Obama’s fracking rules in Trump’s lap

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A federal court on Wednesday delayed oral arguments in an appeal by the Obama administration to reinstate fracking rules on federal lands that a lower court had voided before they went into effect.

The decision by the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to push back arguments from Jan. 17 to March 20 means the Trump administration will manage the federal government’s appeal in the case.

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