Ewire: California, environmentalists appeal ruling on fracking rule

California and environmental groups are appealing a district court’s decision upholding the Trump administration’s repeal of an Obama-era rule forcing companies conducting hydraulic fracturing on public lands to disclose the chemical constituents of their fracking fluids and take steps to prevent releases. Politico flags the appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which the state and the advocate groups filed June 12. “The Department of Interior cut corners and ignored evidence when it decided to...