Posted by: Sandy Steinman | January 28, 2022

A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change

NPR reports

Late last year, just days after pledging to cut fossil fuels at international climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, the Biden administration held the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history.

On Thursday, a federal judge invalidated that sale in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the administration didn’t adequately consider the costs to the world’s climate.

Read more at  A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change : NPR


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