Judge Affirms Ruling Favoring Biden Administration In Alaska Fracking Dispute

(February 23, 2024, 2:04 PM EST) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge in Alaska on Feb. 22 denied a motion by hydraulic fracturing advocates seeking to alter the district court’s judgment in favor of the Biden administration in a dispute over the president’s moratorium on federal fracking leases, ruling that the advocates did not show that there was a manifest error of law or fact and did not present newly discovered or previously unavailable evidence....