Judge says conservation group can look into energy panel

Billings, Mont. • A conservation group can seek details from the Trump Administration on whether it used the recommendations of a disbanded committee to craft policies on oil, gas and coal extraction, according to a federal court ruling.U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said in a late Thursday ruling that there was "a significant question" on whether the administration followed the advice of the Royalty Policy Committee created under former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.The ruling allows th