Groups: Agency ‘Unlawfully Justifies’ Rescission Of Methane Waste Prevention Rule

(October 25, 2019, 9:54 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Environmental groups on Oct. 2 filed a brief in California federal court arguing that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) “unlawfully justifies” the rescission of the 2016 rule that regulated venting and flaring of methane gas at hydraulic fracturing facilities by “arbitrarily applying” a definition of “waste” that violates the intent of Congress (California, et al. v. Ryan Zinke, et al., No. 18-5712, N.D. Calif.)....