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Biden Administration Appeals Court Decision to Block Pause on Oil, Gas Leasing

© Matt BrownIn this Tuesday, May 18, 2021, photo, flares burn natural gas from oil production in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation east of New Town, North Dakota.
In this Tuesday, May 18, 2021, photo, flares burn natural gas from oil production in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation east of New Town, North Dakota. - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.08.2021
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US administration appealed a federal court decision to block a pause on oil and gas leasing on public land, a court filing revealed.
"All Defendants give notice that they appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Memorandum Ruling and Order on Plaintiff States’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction," the notice read on Monday.
US Judge Terry Doughty of the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruled in June that Louisiana and several other states that sued the Biden administration would face significant problems because of the government’s decision to pause oil and gas leases on public land.
"The appeal of the preliminary injunction is important and necessary. Together, federal onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing programs are responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions and growing climate and community impacts," the Department of Interior (DOI) said in a statement after filing an appeal.
In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, file photo, the sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, Texas. Demand for oil continues to fall due to the new coronavirus outbreak. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.08.2021
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American Petroleum Institute, Energy Industry Groups Sue US Government Over Oil, Gas Leasing Halt
Several US major energy trade groups, including the American Petroleum Institute, sued the administration in a separate case for imposing an ‘indefinite pause’ on hydrocarbons leasing on federal lands.
In January 2021, the Biden administration issued an order that mandated a pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands, onshore and offshore. The government directed the DOI to conduct a comprehensive review, but did not establish a specific timeframe for when this work should be done.
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