September 21, 2015
North Dakota told a Wyoming federal judge on Friday that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's new hydraulic fracturing rule should be blocked until legal challenges have been fully resolved, while environmental groups argued against an injunction.
July 01, 2015
The federal government asked a Wyoming federal court Wednesday to deny the Ute Indian Tribe's bid for a preliminary injunction in litigation over a controversial new hydraulic fracturing rule, saying any alleged injury to the tribe that could result from its implementation is speculative.
June 23, 2015
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's new hydraulic fracturing rule governing federal and tribal lands won't take effect Wednesday as originally planned, after a Wyoming federal judge stayed the effective date of the rule following Tuesday's oral arguments.
June 15, 2015
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Friday slammed Wyoming and Colorado's request that a Wyoming federal court stop the agency from implementing its hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal and tribal lands, saying the states' argument was "completely without foundation."
June 05, 2015
Environmentalists on Thursday moved to squash a bid by oil and gas industry groups to stop the federal government from implementing hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal and tribal land, saying that the new rule is sorely needed and that the states can't prove they'll be harmed.
June 02, 2015
Six environmental groups on Tuesday moved to intervene in lawsuits challenging the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's hydraulic fracturing regulations, saying the agency does not adequately represent their interests in fending off states and industry groups' attempts to halt the rule.
June 01, 2015
Two states looking to stop the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from implementing its hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal and tribal lands have asked a Wyoming federal court to stay the rule's first effective date until the case has been decided.
May 19, 2015
The governor of Utah said Thursday that the state will attempt to join three oil-rich neighbors in a landmark suit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior's rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands.
April 23, 2015
A Wyoming federal judge Wednesday said North Dakota can join Wyoming's suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior over claims the agency's recently finalized rules regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands exceed its authority and infringe existing state regulations.
April 02, 2015
North Dakota filed a motion Wednesday to join Wyoming's suit against the U.S. Department of Interior, echoing claims that the agency's recently finalized rules regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands exceed its authority and infringe existing state regulations.