Federal Agencies Seek Reversal Of Ruling On Environmental Impact Of Lease Sales

Mealey's (September 19, 2024, 1:09 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and affiliated agencies have filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia indicating that they seek reversal in the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals of three separate rulings in a dispute with environmental groups over federal hydraulic fracturing.  In one of the rulings a judge held that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) erred at times when assessing the environmental impact of a lease sale in Wyoming....