Groups: Agency Violated Federal Law When It Approved Fracking Permits

Mealey's (August 2, 2017, 2:56 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A collection of environmental groups on July 28 filed a reply brief in New Mexico federal court contending that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management failed to “take a hard look” at the cumulative impact of approving permits for hydraulic fracturing in the Mancos Shale formation (Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. v. Ryan Zinke, et al., No. 15-209, D. N.M.)....