Agency: Opposition To Federal Lease Suspension ‘Based On False Assumptions’

Mealey's (June 10, 2021, 1:59 PM EDT) -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on June 7 filed a brief in Wyoming federal court arguing that a hydraulic fracturing industry trade group and the state of Wyoming, which seek injunctions against President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s decision to suspend the federal oil and gas leasing program, have not demonstrated a likelihood of imminent irreparable harm related to the suspension of the program because their harm projections “are based on false assumptions.”...