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Wyoming Judge Halts Federal Fracking Rules
2015-10-01 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A federal judge has issued an injunction against new Department of Interior regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal land. Judge Scott Skavdahl of the U.S. District Court of Wyoming ruled Wednesday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cannot institute its new fracking rule until lawsuits against it are settled. In a 53-page opinion, Skavdahl cast doubt on the federal governments ability to issue the rule. He issued the injunction because he decided the states and industry groups...
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