Panel Vacates, Remands Groups’ Federal Fracking Lease Case, Saying It Is ‘Moot’

Mealey's (May 2, 2023, 11:05 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A panel of the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a lawsuit over federal lease sales for hydraulic fracturing, with instructions to declare the case moot on grounds that none of the arguments presented by environmental groups that alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is persuasive....