Groups, Agencies Reach Deal Halting Fracking Pending More Environmental Studies

Mealey's (January 8, 2021, 9:15 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — The Center for Biological Diversity on Jan. 6 announced that it and other environmental advocacy groups had reached a settlement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under which the agency has agreed to complete a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for two resource management plans (RMPs) in western Colorado before hydraulic fracturing can proceed on 53 leases it auctioned in 2016 and 2017....