Biden Halts Oil, Gas Leases Amid Legal Fight On Climate Cost


Associated Press (February 22, 2022) – The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new oil and gas drilling on federal land and other energy-related actions after a federal court blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change.  The administration said in a legal filing that a Feb. 11 ruling by a Louisiana federal judge will affect dozens of rules by at least four federal agencies.

Biden Halts Oil, Gas Leases Amid Legal Fight On Climate Cost