December 22, 2020
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.
October 08, 2020
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.
September 08, 2020
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.
August 26, 2020
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.
August 19, 2020
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.
July 21, 2020
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.
May 01, 2018
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.
April 04, 2018
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.
March 08, 2018
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.
February 27, 2018
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.