Court Grants Industry Request to Block Rule That Prevents Methane Waste
April 05, 2018
April 05, 2018
CASPER, Wyoming, April 5 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release:
On April 4, a federal court in Wyoming halted an Obama-era rule to reduce wasteful leaking, flaring and venting of natural gas from drilling operations on public and tribal lands while the Trump administration reconsiders the rule.
The oil and gas industry and several states sued over the rule several years ago, and the same court rejected their initial attempt to block it. After two u . . .
On April 4, a federal court in Wyoming halted an Obama-era rule to reduce wasteful leaking, flaring and venting of natural gas from drilling operations on public and tribal lands while the Trump administration reconsiders the rule.
The oil and gas industry and several states sued over the rule several years ago, and the same court rejected their initial attempt to block it. After two u . . .