Federal Agency Denies Claim It Violated Law With Fracking Lease Sale Decision

Mealey's (October 3, 2019, 2:17 PM EDT) -- BOISE, Idaho — Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt on Sept. 30 filed an answer in Idaho federal court denying allegations against him and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) brought by environmental groups in an amended complaint that challenges federal hydraulic fracturing leases.  Bernhardt says the groups’ arguments are “vague” and maintains that the groups lack standing (Western Watersheds Project, et al. v. David Bernhardt, et al., No. 18-187, D. Idaho)....