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To: Kent Burton[kent_burton@nes-dc.com] From Cason, James Sent: 2017-03-19T14:29:25-04:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Thanks for Dominion and fracking Received: 2017-03-19T14:29:56-04:00 I had not seen the story. Thanks for sharing. I have since read press stories noting our intentions to change/rescind the fracking rules. On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 4:03 PM, Kent Burton <kent burton@nes-dc.com> wrote: Jim, A thousand thanks for yesterday's meeting with Dominion. We'll make sure you have what you need for your meetings next week with FWS, etc. Briefly on a separate front---I'm guessing you saw the story below. We're told DOJ is waiting for instructions. Oral arguments next week Any news? Thanks. Kent COURT WONDERS IF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL DEFEND FRACKING RULE: Oral arguments before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals over Interior's fracking rule are scheduled for March 22, but the court is wondering if maybe government support for that rule has changed since Trump took office. In a brief notice Thursday, the court noted the change in administration and said it is "concerned that the briefing filed by the [Interior Department] in these cases may no longer reflect the position of the" government. Interior has until March 15 to say if its position has changed; if so, the court says it "would entertain motions for supplemental briefing by the parties" and presumably push back those oral arguments. A lower court judge struck down the rule as unconstitutional. Sent from my iPhone