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  1. December 22, 2020

    Sierra Club Urges 10th Circ. To Save Obama-Era Methane Rule

    The Sierra Club and other environmental groups told the Tenth Circuit Monday that a Wyoming federal judge's decision to vacate an Obama-era methane emission rule would have a disastrous impact on public lands, the climate and public health.

  2. October 08, 2020

    Wyo. Judge Sinks Obama-Era Rule On Methane Emissions

    A Wyoming federal judge on Thursday did away with an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands, ruling that the Bureau of Land Management had exceeded its statutory authority and acted arbitrarily in issuing the regulation.

  3. September 08, 2020

    States, Industry Urge Court To Finally Sink Methane Rule

    Several states and industry groups urged a Wyoming federal judge to finally lay to rest a four-year legal battle by vacating an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands, pointing to the government's own admission that the rule is unlawful.

  4. August 26, 2020

    Enviro Orgs Criticize Gov't Effort To Undermine Methane Rule

    Environmental groups and states including California said the federal government is trying to revive arguments already rejected by another federal judge in its effort to undercut an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands.

  5. August 19, 2020

    US Says Obama-Era Methane Rule Is Illegal

    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday asked a Wyoming federal judge to vacate an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands.

  6. July 21, 2020

    Judge Restarts Challenge To Obama-Era Methane Rule

    A Wyoming federal judge on Tuesday revived a challenge to an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands after a California federal judge tossed the Trump administration's move to rescind the rule.

  7. May 01, 2018

    Delayed Parts Of Obama-Era Methane Rule Won't Be Resumed

    A Wyoming federal judge on Monday declined to suspend his earlier decision to delay the implementation of certain parts of an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands while environmental groups and states appealed the delay, finding that the status quo should be maintained.

  8. April 04, 2018

    Methane Rule Litigation Stayed While Gov't Reconsiders

    A Wyoming federal judge on Wednesday stayed litigation challenging an Obama-era rule that would put restrictions on natural gas wells on public and tribal lands, and also agreed to stay the implementation of phased-in elements of the rule, noting that the federal government has said it was considering scrapping it. 

  9. March 08, 2018

    Wyo. Judge Lifts Stay Of Challenge To BLM's Methane Rule

    A Wyoming federal judge on Wednesday granted bids by states and industry groups to restart a court challenge to an Obama-era rule limiting methane venting and flaring from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands.

  10. February 27, 2018

    ND, Texas Ask To Move Forward With Methane Rule Challenge

    North Dakota and Texas sought Monday to unpause a Wyoming federal court challenge to an Obama-era rule limiting methane venting and flaring from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands, after another court put the previously delayed rule into effect.

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