Companies Seek Dismissal Of Federal Fracking Lease Case For Lack Of Standing

Mealey's (July 29, 2022, 1:10 PM EDT) -- GREAT FALLS, Mont.— Two hydraulic fracturing companies on July 26 filed a brief in Montana federal court saying it should dismiss environmental groups’ federal lease lawsuit against the Secretary of the Interior because the groups lack constitutional standing to seek cancellation of existing real property interests and contracts “under the guise” of claims brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenging a final agency action....