Judge Permanently Blocks Biden Oil and Gas Leasing Pause in 13 States

 

Link: THE EPOCH TIMES

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 Virginia.

Terry Doughty, the U.S. district judge for the Western District of Louisiana, ruled that the White House overreached in the ban.