Judge Enjoins Federal Agency From Halting Fracking Lease Sales In North Dakota

Mealey's (March 29, 2023, 2:28 PM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge in North Dakota has approved the state of North Dakota’s request for an order enjoining and restraining the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) implementation of its moratorium on hydraulic fracturing lease sales in the state, but the judge denied the state’s request for an order compelling the DOI to hold the previously canceled quarterly lease sales for “available” lands....

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