Offshore Fracking Injunction Stands, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (April 26, 2019, 2:14 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on April 23 refused to reconsider his previous ruling approving a permanent injunction against an offshore hydraulic fracturing practice called well stimulation treatments (WST) until the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) consults with a federal agency and completes a process mandated under federal law (Environmental Defense Center, et al. v. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, et al., No. 16-8418, C.D. Calif.)....