Friends of the Earth: Court rejects Wyoming, industry challenge to Biden administration postponement of oil, gas lease sales
September 07, 2022
September 07, 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSgov) -- Friends of the Earth posted the following news release:
A federal judge in Wyoming affirmed the Biden administration's decisions to postpone oil and gas lease sales in early 2021, holding that the federal government has broad authority to postpone sales to address environmental concerns.
In his ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl rejected arguments by industry and Wyoming and found that the Bureau of Land Management (BL . . .
A federal judge in Wyoming affirmed the Biden administration's decisions to postpone oil and gas lease sales in early 2021, holding that the federal government has broad authority to postpone sales to address environmental concerns.
In his ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl rejected arguments by industry and Wyoming and found that the Bureau of Land Management (BL . . .