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A federal judge just dealt another blow to Biden.
A Louisiana judge just blocked the moratorium the Biden administration put on new oil and gas leases on federal land and water.
A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered an end to the Biden administration's moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. The moratorium was imposed after the president in January signed executive orders to fight climate change. https://t.co/vJd2D4Ao3S
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The Biden administration’s 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.â€
The decision is a blow to Democratic President Joe Biden’s efforts to rapidly transition the nation away from fossil fuels and thereby stave off the worst effects of climate change, including catastrophic droughts, floods and wildfires.
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed in March by Louisiana Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry and officials in 12 other states. Doughty said his ruling applies nationwide. It grants a preliminary injunction — technically a halt to the suspension pending further arguments on the merits of the case.
“The omission of any rational explanation in cancelling the lease sales, and in enacting the Pause, results in this Court ruling that Plaintiff States also have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of this claim,†he wrote.
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