A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority by indefinitely blocking new oil and gas drilling across vast portions of U.S. coastal waters.
Judge James Cain Jr. ruled Thursday that former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama exceeded their powers when they sought to permanently shield offshore areas from energy development.
Cain wrote that their orders “constituted a departure from the executive branch’s longstanding practice and exceeded the authority granted” under federal law.
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