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  1. June 12, 2017

    Former DOI Honchos Urge 10th Circ. To Hear Frack Rule Case

    A group of former U.S. Department of the Interior officials who served both Republican and Democratic administrations told the Tenth Circuit on Monday that it should decide whether the Bureau of Land Management had the authority to issue a rule imposing restrictions on fracking practices on federal and tribal lands.

  2. June 05, 2017

    States Ask 10th Circ. To Pause Fracking Rule Litigation

    Colorado, Utah and Wyoming jointly told the Tenth Circuit on Monday that the Bureau of Land Management did not have authority to issue its rule imposing restrictions on fracking practices on federal and tribal lands, adding that the case should be held while the rules are rewritten.

  3. May 05, 2017

    BLM Asks 10th Circ. To Pause Fracking Rule Litigation

    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management asked the 10th Circuit on Friday to hold in abeyance litigation over its rule imposing restrictions on fracking practices on federal and tribal lands, saying the Obama-era regulations may not reflect the Trump administration's policies.

  4. March 15, 2017

    DOI Plans To Rescind Obama-Era Fracking Rule

    The federal government is planning to take back hydraulic fracturing regulations finalized in 2015 now that Pres. Donald Trump's administration is in charge, according to a filing Wednesday asking the Tenth Circuit to put off oral arguments at least until the government makes its move.

  5. March 09, 2017

    10th Circ. Checks On Gov't Stance In Fracking Rule Case

    The Tenth Circuit asked the Bureau of Land Management Thursday if it wants to proceed to upcoming oral arguments over hydraulic fracturing regulations with the same position it took during the briefing phase, noting the election of President Donald Trump may spur a change in the agency's legal strategy.

  6. October 07, 2016

    Feds, Sierra Club Urge 10th Circ. To Reinstate Fracking Rules

    The federal government and the Sierra Club urged the Tenth Circuit on Friday to overturn a federal judge's decision to nix the Bureau of Land Management's regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on federal and Native American lands, saying the rule is within the BLM's authority.

  7. September 23, 2016

    States, Industry Urge 10th Circ. To Uphold Frack Rule Ban

    Four states, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and several other oil and gas industry groups on Friday told the Tenth Circuit it should not disturb a lower court ruling setting aside a federal rule for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Native American lands.

  8. September 19, 2016

    Fracking Rule Foes Ask 10th Circ. To Bury Agency's Regs

    The four states, industry groups and Native American tribe that persuaded a federal judge to strike down the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's fracking regulations urged the Tenth Circuit on Friday not to revive the measures, arguing the bureau has an inflated view of its authority.

  9. August 19, 2016

    Ex-DOI Bigs Push To Revive Fracking Rule At 10th Circ.

    Four former U.S. Department of the Interior leaders Friday asked the Tenth Circuit to reinstate a federal rule for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Native American lands, saying a lower court's nix of the rule threatens the government's ability to protect its lands.

  10. August 18, 2016

    Law Profs Urge 10th Circ. To Lift BLM Frack Rule Nix

    Nearly 40 law professors urged the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday to overturn a Wyoming district court judge's decision tossing the Bureau of Land Management's rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Native American lands, saying the court "was unable to cite a single case" to support its findings.

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