Biden-Era Drilling Ban Memos Overstepped Law, Judge Says

By Lauren Berg ( October 3, 2025, 10:36 PM EDT) -- 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handed a partial victory to Republican-led states and oil and gas industry groups in their lawsuits challenging now-rescinded Biden-era memos that closed off waters to offshore drilling, finding that the memos exceeded the president's authority....

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