Mealey's (January 19, 2018, 2:00 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Hydraulic fracturing trade groups filed a brief in California federal court on Jan. 16 arguing that decision by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to amend the compliance deadlines for what is known as the methane waste prevention rule was valid. The groups oppose the motion for preliminary injunction sought by environmental advocacy groups on grounds that it is “an extraordinary remedy” (Sierra Club, et al. v. Ryan Zinke, et al., No. 17-7187, N.D. Calif.)....