Judge Axes Some Claims By Fracking Groups Related To Pause Of Federal Leases

Mealey's ( November 4, 2022, 1:52 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana, in response to a report and recommendation by a magistrate judge, on Nov. 3 partially dismissed a lawsuit brought by hydraulic fracturing trade groups that argue that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) violated federal law by not holding regular fracking lease sales....