Labor Law
Shale Law Weekly Review – July 28, 2020
Public Lands: Federal Court Vacates BLM Rule Revising Natural Gas Venting and Flaring Requirements
On July 15, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule that revised natural gas waste prevention requirements. (State of California v. Bernhardt, No. 4:18-cv-05712-YGR). In 2016, BLM promulgated a rule (2016 rule) to “reduce waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks” on land with Federal and Indian leases. In 2018, BLM issued a new rule (2018 rule) that revised and rescinded some of the regulations in the 2016 rule. The District Court concluded […]
