US Court says BLM lacks authority to regulate fracking

EnergyWire: The Obama administration does not have authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public lands, a federal judge decided yesterday. In a major blow to the Bureau of Land Management and environmentalists who support stricter fracking oversight, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming enjoined BLM's years-in-the-making fracking rule, blocking enforcement of the new regulation while the court considers industry and state challenges. "One of the fundamental questions presented in......

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