May 11, 2026
Federal regulators have said that environmental groups can't challenge the first in a series of offshore oil and gas lease sales mandated by last year's budget reconciliation bill, telling a D.C. federal judge that Congress' instructions were clear and precise.
December 03, 2025
A federal judge in Washington has allowed Chevron to join litigation that is seeking to block the first in a series of offshore oil and gas lease sales mandated by the budget reconciliation bill enacted in July, a transaction in which the oil giant intends to participate.
November 19, 2025
Environmental groups have asked a federal court to block the first in a series of offshore oil and gas lease sales mandated by July's budget reconciliation bill, claiming the government shirked a required environmental review of the lease sale.