Judge Blocks Biden’s Ban On Oil Leasing

A Louisiana federal judge has blocked President Biden’s ban on new oil leases on federal lands by issuing a preliminary injunction. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the administration had no right to stop leasing federal lands for oil and gas drilling without approval from Congress. The White House paused new oil and gas leases on federal lands in January, saying it was going to review the margin for potential changes in the existing regulation for the issuance of oil and gas leases. The immediate impacts of that pause were at the…