Fracking Advocates Seek Ruling Biden Administration’s Lease Pause Was ‘Unlawful’

Mealey's (December 8, 2022, 2:21 PM EST) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Groups that advocate for hydraulic fracturing activity in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) have moved in Alaska federal court seeking summary judgment declaring the Biden administration’s actions unlawful with regard to his decision to issue a moratorium on federal lease sales in that region....