Energy and Environment

Appeals court throws out case on Obama fracking rule, citing Trump repeal effort

By John Siciliano
Published September 21, 2017 7:11pm ET
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Appeals court throws out case on Obama fracking rule, citing Trump repeal effort
Court said it is a "very wasteful use of limited judicial resources" to consider a case about a regulation that the Trump administration is planning to rescind. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file) | David Zalubowski

A federal appeals court tossed out litigation on Thursday over whether the federal government can regulate fracking under a contentious Obama administration fracking rule.

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case based on the Trump administration’s move to repeal the Bureau of Land Management regulation.

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