Judge: Some Claims Valid Against Federal Committee With Influence Over Fracking

Mealey's (January 28, 2019, 2:13 PM EST) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana on Jan. 24 partially dismissed a lawsuit against members of the Trump administration brought by an organization that sought to enjoin the meeting of a committee tasked with recommending federal policies related to hydraulic fracturing on federal and private lands.  The judge ruled that claims that the committee was unlawfully created and that it failed to disclose its materials survive (Western Organization of Resource Councils v. David Bernhardt, No. 18-139, D. Mont., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11671)....

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