Court Strikes Down BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

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US District Court rejects US Bureau of Land Management’s rule regarding hydraulic fracturing operations on federal and Tribal lands.

On June 21, 2016, the US District Court for the District of Wyoming (District Court) ruled that the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has no authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing activities on public and Tribal lands. The Court’s decision sets aside BLM’s rule (released in March 2015; see our previous Client Alert). Appeals of the district court ruling are expected.

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