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Could the Biden Administration Cancel Oil and Gas Leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?

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Thus, for example, the Secretary of the Interior has previously cancelled leases that were issued before the requirements of NEPA and other statutes were met. Second, if a lease is producing or “known to contain valuable deposits of oil or gas,” it can only be cancelled “by court order.”. procedural requirements.”

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. Parties Voluntarily Dismissed Appeals of Federal Court Decision Requiring More Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. Federal Court Allowed Trade Group and Wyoming to Intervene in Challenge to Oil and Gas Leases.

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