( February 18, 2025, 9:52 AM EST) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has filed a brief in North Dakota federal court arguing that it should hold in abeyance a lawsuit over the implementation of a rule promulgated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) establishing standards for methane and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to the oil and gas sector, saying that “given the changes in the policy of the United States over the last few weeks, Defendants respectfully request that the Court defer judicial review in this case in the interest of justice and efficiency.”...