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U.S. judge orders resumption in federal drilling auctions in setback for Biden
A federal judge in Louisiana on Tuesday blocked the Biden administration's pause on oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters, dealing a setback to a key White House effort to address climate change.www.reuters.com
The nation's top oil and gas trade group, the American Petroleum Institute, issued a statement urging the administration "to move expeditiously to follow the court's order and lift the federal leasing pause."
The Center for Biological Diversity environmental group said in a statement the order "turns a blind eye to runaway climate pollution that's devastating our planet."
The judge's decision, which applies to onshore and offshore leasing nationwide, will remain in effect pending the final resolution of the case or orders from higher courts, according to a court document.
In the ruling, Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana said the states had met the requirements to establish that they would suffer injury from the pause on new oil and gas leases.
"Millions and possibly billions of dollars are at stake," Doughty wrote.