Judge Remands Federal Fracking Case, Says Agency’s Decision Not Informed By Law

Mealey's (October 8, 2021, 12:35 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A federal judge in Colorado on Sept. 28 remanded to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a hydraulic fracturing lease dispute in which environmental groups argue that the agency violated federal law when it approved leases on certain federal lands because the BLM relied on environmental assessment documents that were outdated....