Judge:  Trump Administration's Repeal Of Royalty Rule For Indian Lands Stands

Mealey's (August 4, 2020, 10:46 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on July 30 denied a motion by environmental groups and let stand the Trump administration's repeal of an oil and gas valuation rule for hydraulic fracturing royalties on Indian lands, despite a prior ruling that the administration's action violated federal law (State of California, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., No. 17-5948, N.D. Calif.)....