10th Circuit Reverses, Remands Fracking Permit Case For Proper Agency Analysis

Mealey's (May 9, 2019, 11:43 AM EDT) -- DENVER — A panel of the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 7 partially affirmed and partially reversed a lower court ruling regarding the Trump administration’s approval of hydraulic fracturing permits and remanded the case to the district court with instructions that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must conduct a proper analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. v. Ryan Zinke, et al., No. 18-2089, 10th Cir.)....