
Appeals court forces Biden admin to hold offshore oil lease sale without eco restrictions
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The Biden administration is being forced to hold a massive offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico without environmental restrictions it previously placed.
"Energy independence scored an important win tonight with the Fifth Circuit decision lifting unjustified restrictions on oil and natural gas vessels and restoring acreage for offshore energy development," American Petroleum Institute (API) Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers said in a statement. Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"The U.S. Gulf of Mexico plays a critical role in maintaining affordable, reliable American energy production, and today’s decision creates greater certainty for the essential energy workforce and the entire Gulf Coast economy," he continued.