Fracking Company:  Agency’s Failure To Process Permits Calls For Immediate Relief

(July 10, 2023, 7:27 AM EDT) -- DENVER — A hydraulic fracturing operator has moved in Colorado federal court seeking immediate mandamus relief, arguing that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has failed to process the company’s applications for permits to drill (APDs) in a manner consistent with the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA), which it says establishes obligatory procedures related to APDs....

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