State of California et al v. United States Bureau of Land Management et al

  1. December 05, 2017

    BLM Will Fight Methane Enforcement Ruling At 9th Circ.

    The Bureau of Land Management on Monday said that it will appeal to the Ninth Circuit an October ruling from a California federal magistrate judge that reactivated Obama-era regulations limiting methane gas emissions on public lands.

  2. October 04, 2017

    BLM Must Enforce Obama-Era Methane Rule, Court Says

    A California federal judge on Wednesday reactivated Obama-era regulations limiting methane gas emissions on public lands, finding that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management didn't have authority to cease enforcing a rule that was already in effect without going the through proper administrative channels.

  3. September 25, 2017

    Enviros, Tribes Seek To Jump-Start Obama-Era Methane Regs

    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it delayed Obama-era regulations limiting methane gas emissions on public lands, environmentalists and tribal groups told a California federal judge at a hearing Monday.

  4. July 05, 2017

    Calif., New Mexico AGs Sue BLM Over Methane Rule Delay

    The attorneys general from California and New Mexico filed suit in California federal court on Wednesday claiming that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is illegally delaying an Obama-era regulation aimed at halting methane waste on public land, after the U.S. Senate voted against repealing the rule earlier this year.