Trump-Era Coal Lease Program Hit With Setback as Obama-Era Freeze Gets Revived

A federal court has reimposed an Obama-era freeze on coal leasing from federal lands that former President Donald Trump axed in a bid to unlock domestic energy production, though the judge left the door open to resuming the coal leases if a more extensive environmental review is done.In a ruling on Aug. 12 (pdf), U.S. District Judge Brian Morris faulted the …