Agency To Hold Fracking Lease Sale As Case Continues Against Biden Administration

Mealey's (May 3, 2022, 7:20 AM EDT) -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on April 22 filed a notice of competitive lease sale activity in Wyoming federal court in the ongoing dispute between the hydraulic fracturing industry and the Biden administration concerning the government’s authority to postpone fracking lease sales.  The notice calls for a lease sale to be held in June 2022....