A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of a Biden administration rule on natural gas venting and flaring in five states, saying that it posed a “significant impingement” on states’ sovereign rights.
U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor granted a preliminary injunction on Sept. 12 to temporarily block the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rule in North Dakota, Montana, Utah, Texas, and Wyoming until the court issues a final ruling on the merits.
