Wyoming: 2016 Methane Rule Exceeded Authority; Revision Was Proper

SAN FRANCISCO - The state of Wyoming on Aug. 26 moved in California federal court for dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the states of California and Wyoming against the Trump administration related to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) revision of a 2016 rule that regulated venting and flaring of methane gas at hydraulic fracturing facilities. The state contends that the revision was proper because the BLM exceeded its statutory authority when it issued the rule in 2016 (California, et al. v. Ryan Zinke, et al., No. 18-5712, N.D. Calif.).
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