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State of Wyoming et al v. United States Department of the Interior et al

  1. December 12, 2017

    Calif., NM Urge Judge To Nix Challenges To BLM Flaring Rule

    California and New Mexico on Monday urged a Wyoming federal judge to deny a bid by several other states and industry groups to undo the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's rule aimed at limiting the release of methane from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands.

  2. October 12, 2017

    API Says BLM Flaring Rule Twists Definition Of 'Waste'

    The American Petroleum Institute told a Wyoming federal court Thursday that the Bureau of Land Management's rule aimed at limiting the venting and flaring of methane from drilling operations on federal and tribal lands relied heavily on a warped and radical definition of "waste."

  3. March 21, 2017

    Texas Moves To Join Suit Challenging BLM Flaring Rule

    The state of Texas asked for permission Tuesday to join a Wyoming federal court case in which three western states and two industry groups are challenging a new Bureau of Land Management rule aimed at limiting the release of methane from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands.

  4. January 17, 2017

    BLM Venting Rules Take Effect As Court Case Continues

    Three Western states and industry groups lost a bid Monday to block a Bureau of Land Management rule aimed at limiting methane releases from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands from taking effect Tuesday while a Wyoming federal judge hears the merits of the case.

  5. December 22, 2016

    Calif., New Mexico Intervene In BLM Flaring Rule Suit

    California and New Mexico on Wednesday urged a Wyoming federal court to reject a bid by other states to block implementation of a new Bureau of Land Management rule aimed at limiting the release of methane from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands, the same day the court granted a bid from the two states to intervene in the case.

  6. December 16, 2016

    Don't Put BLM Flaring Rule On Hold, Feds Tell Judge

    The federal government urged a Wyoming federal court Thursday to reject a bid by states and industry groups to block implementation of a new Bureau of Land Management rule aimed at limiting the release of methane from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands.

  7. December 09, 2016

    Enviros Win Intervention Bid In BLM Flaring Rule Suit

    A federal magistrate judge has allowed a slew of environmental groups to join a lawsuit that seeks to block a new Bureau of Land Management rule aimed at limiting the release of methane from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands.

  8. November 29, 2016

    Wyo., Mont. Want BLM Flaring Rule Halted Amid Suit

    Wyoming and Montana asked a Wyoming federal judge Monday to halt new Bureau of Land Management rules aimed at limiting the release of methane from drilling operations on federal and Native American lands until the states' lawsuit over the legality of the rules is decided.

  9. November 21, 2016

    DOI Can't Regulate Drilling Flares, States Say

    Oil- and gas-rich Wyoming and Montana petitioned a Wyoming federal court on Friday to block the Bureau of Land Management's attempt to limit the release of methane during drilling operations on federal and Native American lands, arguing the bureau had overstepped its authority.

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