Groups:  Federal Fracking Lease Dispute Should Be Stayed Pending Settlement Deal

Mealey's (August 26, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups on Aug. 13 filed a brief in District of Columbia federal court contending that it should grant a stay in the groups’ proceeding against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to “facilitate a negotiated final resolution” in a dispute over environmental assessments related to federal hydraulic fracturing leases....