Federal judge blocks Biden's pause on new oil, gas leases
Source: Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The Biden administrations suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge in Louisiana, who ordered that plans continue for lease sales that were delayed for the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska waters and all eligible onshore properties.
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The moratorium was imposed after Biden on Jan. 27 signed executive orders to fight climate change. The suit was filed in March. The Interior Department later canceled oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June affecting Nevada, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and the bureaus eastern region.
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Federal lawyers argued that the public notice and comment period doesn't apply to the suspension, that the lease sales aren't required by law and that the Secretary of the Interior has broad discretion in leasing decisions.
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Millions and possibly billions of dollars are at stake, wrote Doughty, who was nominated to the federal bench by President Donald Trump in 2017.
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Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-judge-blocks-biden-s-pause-on-new-oil-gas-leases/ar-AAL4YE2?ocid=msedgntp
BS.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)most likely wrong?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,985 posts)Not on whether it was legal or not.
He's definitely a Trump judge and sounds about as dumb as Roger Benitez who overturned California's assault weapons ban.
SouthBayDem
(32,025 posts)Turbineguy
(37,330 posts)Indeed they are. Millions of people are at risk of being flooded out and billions in damage from rising sea levels.
bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)This judge is incompetent.
PortTack
(32,767 posts)Accessible oil is just not profitable....that judge looks like the idiot he is to those in charge!!
billions at stake...laughable!!
I of the Eye
(41 posts)I have a hunch!
PSPS
(13,598 posts)PSPS
(13,598 posts)OMG!!111!! We certainly must block this if money is at stake!!!111!!!1 Trump is probably getting lots of vig on this, and likely splits it with his judge.
Maxheader
(4,373 posts)for the suspensions? How bout it disrups the local environment?
As has been said...oil glut? Gonna add to that? Air, land
further poisoning? ...
Omfg!