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Appeals court ends challenge to 2021 Gulf oil, gas lease sale
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A Washington federal appeals court rejected a challenge to the government's sale of oil and gas leases for the Gulf of Mexico that were auctioned off in 2021.
Leases from the sale were issued under provisions of a compromise climate bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act by its supporters, which was signed into law last year by President Joe Biden. The appeals court said Friday that the legislation made the legal challenges moot.
The ruling noted the challenges were based on arguments that the government scheduled the sale without properly following procedures under the National Environmental Protection Act.
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