May 01, 2019
Environmental groups that challenged the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's decision to block an Obama-era rule limiting methane venting and flaring from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands have asked a California federal court to approve their attorney fees request.
February 23, 2018
A California federal judge on Thursday lifted the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's block of an Obama-era rule limiting methane venting and flaring from natural gas wells on public and tribal lands, saying the agency's rationale isn't likely to pass muster.
January 24, 2018
A coalition of environmental and tribal groups told a California federal court Tuesday that their bid to unblock regulations targeting methane emissions on public lands should stay in California, arguing that a move to Wyoming would cause delay when "time is of the essence."
January 17, 2018
The Bureau of Land Management, the states of North Dakota and Texas and several energy industry groups on Tuesday challenged efforts to block a decision suspending parts of a rule limiting oil and gas companies from venting and flaring methane on public lands, arguing in California federal court that a preliminary injunction that would keep the rule's provisions in effect isn't warranted.
December 19, 2017
A coalition of environmental groups filed suit on Tuesday in California federal court alleging that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to suspend several provisions of a rule limiting oil and gas companies from venting and flaring methane on public lands wasn’t supported by the evidence.