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

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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Wyoming Federal Court Vacated 2016 Waste Prevention Rule

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Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - reply

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Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - brief

Wyoming Federal Court Restarted Challenge to 2016 Waste Prevention Rule

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Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - memorandum

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

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Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - response

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

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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

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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

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Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - amicus brief

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Wyoming v. United States Department of Interior - opposition

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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

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

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

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

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