The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana ruled that a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s withdrawal of certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from potential oil and gas leasing was not moot despite President Trump’s executive order rescinding the withdrawal memoranda. The court therefore denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings by environmental groups that had intervened as defendants. The court said the lawsuit concerned an issue “that has been the subject of an apparent tug-of-war between administrations for more than a decade” and found that “[t]he likelihood that a subsequent administration will attempt to undo the actions of the last one in this arena by executive order or memorandum is high.” The court also noted that some of the environmental group intervenors in this case were asking another court to vacate President Trump’s rescission order.

Challenge to President Biden's permanent withdrawal of areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing.

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Louisiana Federal Court Said Case Challenging President Biden’s Withdrawal of Outer Continental Shelf Lands from Oil and Gas Leasing Was Not Moot

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