President Joe Biden’s government has entered into a legal settlement with pro-environment groups, agreeing to block drilling for oil and gas on more than 58,000 acres of public land. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, challenged the Trump administration’s decision to award 113 leases for fossil fuel exploration and drilling in 2019 and 2020. The case…
Biden Administration Settles With Eco Groups, Blocks Oil Drilling Leases on Almost 60,000 Acres
Judge Rules in Favor of Biden on Wyoming Oil Lease Pause
A federal judge sided with the Biden administration in a lawsuit related to the government halting oil and gas leases in the state of Wyoming. On Jan. 27, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order instructing the Department of the Interior (DOI) to temporarily pause all new oil and gas leases on federal lands…
Judge Permanently Blocks Biden Oil and Gas Leasing Pause in 13 States
A federal judge Thursday issued a permanent injunction against the Biden administration’s pause of new oil and gas leasing in federal lands. The injunction applies to the 13 states that sued the Biden administration over the moratorium in March 2021, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West…
Industry Calls on Biden to Lift Moratorium on New Oil, Gas Leases
Domestic producers in the United States welcomed President Joe Biden’s March 8 order banning Russian oil and gas imports but say his muddled energy policies will prolong consumers’ pain at the pump and inhibit efforts to restore American energy independence. “This crisis should be a wake-up call that we need [a] strategic American energy policy…
Biden’s Oil and Gas Lease Ban Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked President Joe Biden’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water, delivering a setback to the administration’s efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty’s ruling (pdf), filed on June 15, grants a preliminary injunction in a 13-state lawsuit led…
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