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North Dakota v. U.S. Department of Interior

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / North Dakota
Date
2024
Document type
Litigation
Part of
North Dakota v. U.S. Department of the Interior

About this case

Filing year
2024
Status
Motion to hold in abeyance granted.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → North Dakota
Docket number
24-3299
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Eighth Circuit (8th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)United States → Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)United States → Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management ActUnited States → Mineral Leasing Act (MLA)
At issue
Challenge to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s final rule intended to reduce waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and gas production activities on federal and Indian leases.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Summary
Document
02/14/2025
Decision
Motion to hold in abeyance granted.
The Eighth Circuit granted a motion to hold in abeyance the federal government’s appeal of a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Waste Prevention Rule.
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02/13/2025
Motion
Motion to hold case in abeyance granted.
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Summary

Challenge to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s final rule intended to reduce waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and gas production activities on federal and Indian leases.