Biden cancels two Gulf of Mexico oil gas leases amid court battle, high gas prices
MAY 12, 2022
A Department of the Interior statement confirmed the federal government “will not move forward” with the two Gulf leases “as a result of delays due to factors including conflicting court rulings that impacted work on these proposed lease sales.”
President Joe Biden has taken aim at oil and gas leases on public lands and waters ever since he took office in January 2021. As part of a climate change agenda intended to curb drilling, Biden issued an executive order halting the leases, saying they needed further environmental review.
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