Split District Of Columbia Panel Dissolves Stay Of Methane Rule Rescission

Mealey's (October 28, 2020, 1:51 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A split panel of the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 27 denied the stay sought by environmental groups, states and municipalities to prevent the implementation 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 (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.)....