Judge Dismisses Case With Prejudice; Violations Not Shown In Long-Running Dispute

Mealey's (August 5, 2021, 11:38 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in New Mexico on Aug. 3 denied environmental groups’ motion for an injunction to stop hydraulic fracturing in the Mancos Shale and dismissed the long-running case with prejudice, ruling that the plaintiffs could not demonstrate that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) failed to meet requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....