State of Louisiana et al v. Haaland et al

  1. September 22, 2023

    Green Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Save Gulf Whale Protections

    Conservation groups filed an emergency Fifth Circuit appeal Friday to block a Louisiana federal judge's order for U.S. regulators to strip protections for endangered whales recently added to an imminent Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale.

  2. September 15, 2023

    Enviro Groups Can Join Gulf Lease Sale Fight, La. Judge Says

    A Louisiana federal judge said conservation groups can join a fight over the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's decision to withdraw 6 million acres from an upcoming oil and gas lease sale and add protections for endangered Rice's whales — a decision the Pelican State and oil companies aim to overturn.

  3. August 29, 2023

    Chevron, API Want Whale Shelter Out Of Sept. Gulf Lease Sale

    Fossil fuel interests including Chevron on Tuesday pressed a Pelican State federal judge to strip new endangered whale protection stipulations from a massive federal oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico before bidding starts in less than a month.

  4. August 25, 2023

    Chevron, Green Groups Take Aim At Massive Gulf Oil Lease

    The oil industry, Chevron and the state of Louisiana have challenged a proposed federal oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, alleging regulators at the last minute unlawfully shrank the size of the lease and added vessel restrictions in a bid to protect endangered whales.