December 22, 2020
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management defended its rollback of Obama-era fracking regulations on federal and tribal lands to the Ninth Circuit, saying it was supported by reasonable explanations and stripped an unneeded and duplicative layer of regulations.
June 15, 2020
The state of California and several environmental groups want the Ninth Circuit to undo a lower court's ruling that the Bureau of Land Management lawfully changed course when it revoked hydraulic fracturing regulations finalized during the Obama administration.
August 05, 2019
The federal government has argued the Trump administration properly acted to reduce the regulatory burden on industry when it revoked hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal and tribal lands that were finalized during the Obama administration.