Judge Vacates Fracking Plan, Orders Reassessment After Agencies’ NEPA Confession

Mealey's (May 23, 2022, 2:35 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A federal judge in Colorado on May 19 vacated and remanded a development plan that would allow hydraulic fracturing in the Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests within the Paonia Ranger District, ruling that the plan needed further consideration because the federal agencies confessed that their approval of the plan was not in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....