Trump administration postpones plan to expand offshore drilling after losing court case

The Trump administration is delaying its release of a highly-anticipated plan to expand offshore oil and gas drilling due to a recent court ruling that has cast doubt over the legality of opening new areas to drilling.

Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt, in comments reported Thursday, suggested the agency will wait out a potentially lengthy appeals process over a decision last month by a federal judge blocking drilling in the Arctic before deciding which parts of federal waters to allow for fossil fuel energy development.