Legal Opinion
State v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior
District Court, D. Wyoming
Decided April 4, 2018No. Case No. 2:16-CV-0285-SWS; Case No. 2:16-CV-0280-SWSPublished
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT W. SKAVDAHL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
*1286Sadly, and frustratingly, this case is symbolic of the dysfunction in the current state of administrative law. And unfortunately, it is not the first time this dysfunction has frustrated the administrative review process in this Court.1
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") published the final version of its regulations with the stated intent "to reduce waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore Federal and Indian (other than Osage…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
- ConocoPhillips Co. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Farrell-Cooper Mining Company v. US Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- California v. United States Bureau of Land ManagementDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2017
- State of Wyoming v. ZinkeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
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