October 03, 2025
A Louisiana federal judge handed a partial victory to Republican-led states and oil and gas industry groups in their lawsuits challenging now-rescinded Biden-era memos that closed off waters to offshore drilling, finding that the memos exceeded the president's authority.
September 09, 2025
Republican-led states and oil and gas industry groups pushed for a victory in their lawsuits challenging now-rescinded Biden-era memos that closed off federal waters to offshore drilling, telling a Louisiana federal judge that the memos were clearly unconstitutional.
August 12, 2025
Environmentalists say President Donald Trump's rescission of Biden-era memos closing off additional waters to oil and gas drilling moots a lawsuit brought by red states and industry groups that includes arguments that presidential withdrawal authority is unconstitutional or otherwise limited.
January 17, 2025
Louisiana-led states and fossil fuel groups are asking a federal judge in the Pelican State to scrap a pair of Biden administration memos that recently banned new oil and gas leasing across more than 625 million acres of federal waters.