Methane

March 19, 2018 | Article

Trump Admin Just Lost Another Attempt to Nix Commonsense Rules on Methane

The “little rule that could” is back in effect, saving lives and generating millions in taxpayer dollars.

February 23, 2018 | Legal Document

Order Granting preliminary Injunction BLM Methate Waste Prevention Rule

This case addresses the burden a federal agency bears when it seeks to suspend a federal regulation for further analysis. Plaintiffs, the States of California and New Mexico, bring this action for a preliminary injunction enjoining the United States Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), Katherine S. Macgregor, Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, and Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, from instituting a rule suspending or delaying the requirements of the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule.

February 23, 2018 | Press Release: Victory

U.S. District Court Rejects Trump Administration Attack on BLM Waste Prevention Rule

Ruling means Waste Prevention Rule is back in effect

February 12, 2018 | Press Release

Trump Admin Takes Aim at Commonsense Waste and Pollution Prevention Measures

Taxpayer savings, public health jeopardized by favors to oil and gas industry

December 19, 2017 | Press Release

Groups Sue Over Trump Administration Rollback of Protections Against Methane Waste on Public Lands

Safeguards reduce climate emissions and cancer-causing air pollution from oil and gas industry

December 19, 2017 | Legal Document

BLM Methane Rule Suspension Complaint

This case challenges the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final decision,
82 Fed. Reg. 58,050 (Dec. 8, 2017) (Amendment), to amend the compliance deadlines for the
majority of the requirements of its Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource
Conservation Rule (Waste Prevention Rule or Rule). 81 Fed. Reg. 83,008 (Nov. 18, 2016). The
Amendment unlawfully pushes the compliance deadlines one year into the future while BLM
considers other changes to the Waste Prevention Rule.

October 9, 2017 | In the News: The Daily Sentinel

Methane Ruling Leaves Industry In Limbo While Feds Try To Revise Rule

Robin Cooley, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “The ruling is significant just in the sense that the court confirmed that the Trump administration can’t cut the public out of the process.”

October 4, 2017 | Press Release: Victory

U.S. District Court Orders Obama-Era Rule Preventing Natural Gas Waste on Public Lands to be Reinstated

Judge says Trump administration illegally suspended rule without necessary public comment

October 4, 2017 | Legal Document

Court Judgment: Trump Administration Illegally Suspended Rule Preventing Waste of Publicly-owned Natural Gas on Public and Tribal Lands

The Court FINDS and DECLARES that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq., when it issued a notice on June 15, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,430) (the “Postponement Notice”) postponing the compliance date for certain provisions of the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule (81 Fed. Reg. 83,008) after the rule had already gone into effect. The Court hereby VACATES the Postponement Notice and ORDERS Defendants to immediately reinstate the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule in its entirety.

October 4, 2017 | Legal Document

Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motions For Summary Judgment

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rules that the Trump administration illegally suspended the Obama-era rule preventing waste of publicly-owned natural gas on public and tribal lands.

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