Challenge to United States Bureau of Land Management’s final rule concerning methane emissions from oil and gas operations on federal and tribal lands.

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior

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petition for review

Western Energy Alliance v. Jewell - petition for review

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Western Energy Alliance v. Jewell

order

Wyoming Federal Court Vacated 2016 Waste Prevention Rule

reply

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - reply

brief

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - brief

Wyoming Federal Court Restarted Challenge to 2016 Waste Prevention Rule

memorandum

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - memorandum

Wyoming District Court Denied Stay Pending Appeal of Order Delaying Waste Prevention Rule Provisions

response

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - response

motion

Environmental Groups, California, and New Mexico Sought to Lift Stay on Waste Prevention Rule Requirements in Wyoming District Court and Tenth Circuit

notice of appeal

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - notice of appeal

After California Federal Court Stopped BLM from Postponing Effective Dates of Waste Prevention Rule, Wyoming Federal Court Stayed Rule’s Implementation

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - order

request

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - request

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - motion

North Dakota and Texas Asked Wyoming Court to Expedite Review of Oil and Natural Gas Waste Prevention Rule

amicus brief

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - amicus brief

opposition

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - opposition

declaration

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - declaration

Oil and Gas Trade Groups Again Asked Wyoming Federal Court for Preliminary Injunction of BLM's Methane Waste Rule

motion to intervene

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - motion to intervene

Wyoming Federal Court Expressed Concerns About BLM Methane Rule But Denied Preliminary Injunction

States, Oil and Gas Groups Challenged BLM Methane Rule for Oil and Gas Operations

Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior - order

petition for rehearing

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior - petition for rehearing

Tenth Circuit Vacated 2020 District Court Decision Holding that 2016 Waste Prevention Rule Exceeded BLM’s Authority

Tenth Circuit Dismissed Moot Appeal of Order Enjoining Obama Administration’s Waste Prevention Rule

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior - response

Citing Publication of New Regulation, BLM Filed Motion to Dismiss Appeal of District Court Order Staying Obama-Era Waste Prevention Rule

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior - reply

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior - brief

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior - motion

motion to dismiss

Wyoming v. U.S. Department of the Interior - motion to dismiss

Tenth Circuit Allowed States and Environmental Groups to Appeal Stay of Waste Prevention Rule

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Fossil gas, commonly known as natural gas, is a fossil fuel consisting chiefly of methane with smaller amounts of other hydrocarbons and trace gases, found in underground deposits.

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A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

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