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Bishop Says House Will Begin Repeal of BLM’s Flaring/Venting Rules This Week

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) said House lawmakers plan to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) this week to repeal two rules enacted during the Obama administration, including the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rules governing flaring and venting of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands.

January 27, 2017

House Will Begin Repeal of BLM’s Flaring/Venting Rules This Week, Bishop Says

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) said House lawmakers plan to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) this week to repeal two rules enacted during the Obama administration, including the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rules governing flaring and venting of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands.

January 27, 2017
Celanese to Seek Methanol Plant in South Texas

Celanese to Seek Methanol Plant in South Texas

Dallas-based Celanese Corp. said it will "explore plans" for building a methanol production facility at its Bishop, TX, complex. The company is preparing…

April 8, 2014

National Park Service Asks to Withdraw Comments on BLM Fracking Rule

National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis asked that the comments the Interior Department agency filed regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s [BLM] draft rule on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of oil and gas wells on public and Indian lands be withdrawn because the comments weren’t reviewed by upper-level NPS officials and the White House Office of Management and Budget.

December 4, 2013