Fracking Industry Groups: Stay Of Methane Rescission Rule Is 'Unwarranted'

Mealey's (September 30, 2020, 1:30 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hydraulic fracturing industry groups on Sept. 28 filed a brief in the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opposing a motion for emergency stay of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to rescind the 2016 Methane Waste Prevention Rule that pertains to pollution caused by the flaring of methane during oil and gas operations, arguing that the stay is "unwarranted" because environmental groups will not suffer irreparable harm during the pendency of the litigation (State of California, et al. v. Andrew Wheeler, No. 20-1357, Environmental Defense Fund, et al. v. Andrew Wheeler, et al., No. 20-1359, [consolidated] D.C. Cir.)....