Two States, Environmentalists Appeal Vacatur Of BLM Methane Air Rule

Two Democratic-led states and more than a dozen environmental groups are appealing a district court ruling that vacated the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Obama-era “waste prevention” rule aimed at reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas facilities on public lands. In separate Dec. 21 notices to the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, attorneys general for California and New Mexico, as well as a 16-member environmental group coalition say they are appealing...