Agency Confesses 'Error' In Promulgating 2016 Methane Rule, Says It Is Flawed

Mealey's (August 20, 2020, 1:45 PM EDT) -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on Aug. 18 filed a brief in Wyoming federal court confessing its "error" in connection with promulgating the 2016 Methane Waste Prevention Rule that regulates the flaring of methane gas in hydraulic fracturing operations and insisting that it is flawed and should be vacated (Wyoming, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., No. 16-285, D. Wyo.)....