Texas v. Biden

At least two lawsuits were filed challenging President Biden’s permanent withdrawal of areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Ocean from oil and gas leasing. A complaint filed by the State of Texas and a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer in the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas asserted that the withdrawal exceeded authority granted to the President by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), including because the action implicated the major questions doctrine and there was no clear congressional authorization in OCSLA for a permanent withdrawal of lands from consideration for oil and gas development. The <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/louisiana-v-biden-4/">other case</a> was filed in the Western District of Louisiana by Louisiana, other states, and industry groups.