Agency, Groups Reach Deal For Additional Review Of California Fracking Plan

Mealey's (December 12, 2022, 8:46 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) have reached a settlement that calls for the BLM to conduct a supplemental environmental analysis (EA) in response to the CBD’s lawsuit against the agency related to its decision to open California’s Bay Area and Central Coast to hydraulic fracturing....