Judge Says Federal Agency Did Not Violate Law By Postponing Fracking Lease Sales

Mealey's ( September 7, 2022, 9:16 AM EDT) -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A federal judge in Wyoming on Sept. 2 ruled that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) did not violate federal law when it postponed hydraulic fracturing lease sales in five western states because evidence indicated that the environmental assessments performed in association with those lease sales were not sufficient....