Court Says Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale Must Proceed Without Restrictions

2023-09-25 14:51:39

LAKE CHARLES, La. — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to proceed with a pending oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico without last-minute restrictions added to protect an endangered species of whale. U.S. District... Read More

Litigation

Environmentalists’ Lawsuit Tries to Block Federal Oil and Gas Drilling Leases

2022-06-17 20:07:38

by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — An environmentalists’ lawsuit filed this week in Washington, D.C., seeks to block the Biden administration from giving oil companies more than 3,500 permits to drill on federal lands. The coalition of environmental groups says Biden has not considered... Read More

Energy

U.S. Interior Dept. Allows Oil and Gas Leases in Policy Reversal

2022-04-18 17:21:26

by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to auction oil and gas leases this week in a policy reversal intended to bring down the price of fuel for consumers. The leases would open 144,000 acres to corporate oil and gas extraction,... Read More