Federal Agencies Will Conduct More NEPA Analysis Under Fracking Lease Settlement

Mealey's (March 7, 2022, 9:15 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups and federal agencies on March 4 reached a stipulated settlement in District of Columbia federal court under which the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct additional analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) related to federal hydraulic fracturing leases on public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming....