Appeals Court Blocks Biden Bid to Limit Oil Drilling Auction
- Judges order six-week delay on sale of Gulf of Mexico leases
- US must allow bids on 6 million acres traversed by rare whale
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A federal court left in place an order forcing the Biden administration to expand an upcoming sale of offshore drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, while giving the government more time to hold the auction.
The decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans late Monday was a blow to environmental groups who’d sought to swiftly reinstate auction limits they argued are essential to protect the endangered Rice’s whale.