"U.S. Appeals Court Grants Trump Request On Climate Regulations Case"

"A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted a Trump administration request to put on hold a legal challenge by industry and a group of states to former President Barack Obama's regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, rules that the Republican president is moving to undo.

A 10-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the request to put the litigation involving the regulations, known as the Clean Power Plan, in abeyance for at least 60 days while the administration plans its next steps.

The court also asked the administration and other parties to file briefs on whether the case should be sent back to the Environmental Protection Agency."

Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici report for Reuters April 28, 2017.

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