Governor, Congressional delegates hail fracking decision

CHEYENNE – Wyoming Governor Matt Mead is pleased with U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl’s decision in favor of Wyoming over the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) hydraulic fracturing rule.

Wyoming’s challenge to this rule was joined by North Dakota, Utah and Colorado. The BLM rule is outside the scope of BLM’s jurisdiction. The Court ruling immediately sets aside the fracking rule.

“Wyoming...