Oil and gas industry plaintiffs seeking a preliminary injunction against the new federal rule on hydraulic fracturing have misread the rule, ignored explanations in the rule and failed to properly present evidence of imminent harm to justify an injunction, the government told a federal court (Indep. Petroleum Ass'n of Am. v. Jewell, D. Wyo., No. 2:15-cv-00041, 6/1/15). The rule will involve only "modest compliance costs," the Interior Department said in a June 1 brief defending its rule. The higher costs assumed by the petitioners are not a basis for an injunction, the department told the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.
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