ELR Citation: 51 ELR 20110
No(s). 2:21-CV-00778 (W.D. La. Jun 15, 2021) (Doughty, J.)

A district court granted states' motion to preliminarily enjoin the president's Executive Order pausing new oil and gas leases on public lands and in offshore waters. The states argued the "pause" violated the APA, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), and the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA). The...