"A coalition of environmental groups sued the Biden administration over its upcoming oil and gas lease sale, which will auction off 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege that the lease sales, mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, violate the National Environmental Policy Act, specifically that the Interior Department’s environmental reviews did not properly assess possible health threats to communities along the Gulf Coast.
The lawsuit also alleges the Biden administration’s environmental review process did not properly assess the potential climate damage from the oil development that would occur as a result of the lease sales, which it puts at 1 billion barrels of oil or more in the next five decades. This, in turn, could result in 370 million tons of additional greenhouse gas emissions, according to the lawsuit."
Zack Budryk reports for The Hill August 28, 2023.
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"Oil Companies Sue U.S. Over Gulf Auction Changes Meant To Protect Whale" (Reuters)
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