Federal judge blocks Biden from banning new oil and gas exploration on federal lands
The injunction is a victory against Biden’s complete assault on energy freedom.
The Biden-Harris-AOC plan to halt new oil and gas exploration hit a roadblock this week when a federal judge blocked the White House’s plan to freeze new leases on federal land.
Biden signed the directive early into his administration as part of his complete assault on energy freedom. Meanwhile, gas prices have skyrocketed, as far-left Democrats pursue a war on oil and gas.
“Judge Terry A. Doughty of the U.S. District Court in Monroe said the administration doesn’t have the legal right to stop leasing federal territory for oil-and-gas production without approval from Congress,” bongino.com noted.
“The suit against the federal government was filed by Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia in March,” bongino.com noted.
“The moratorium was imposed after Mr. Biden on Jan. 27 signed executive orders to fight climate change,” CBS noted. “The suit was filed in March. The Interior Department later canceled oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June - affecting Nevada, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and the bureau's eastern region.”
Notably, New Mexico did not join the lawsuit, likely because the leadership of the state is extremely liberal. However, its two Democratic Senators and governor supported the ban -- provided their own state was exempted, because oil and gas provides jobs and tax revenue to the state.
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