Wow. Federal judges are delivering Biden one defeat after another. https://news.yahoo.com/judge-halts-biden-apos-race-194404073.html
On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > Biden’s Agenda > <https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/joe-biden?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show> > > - LIVEPolitics Updates > > <https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/16/us/politics-news?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false> > - Taxing the Rich > > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/business/biden-tax-increases-wealthy.html?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false> > - $4 Trillion Economic Plan > > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/upshot/biden-families-plan-american-rescue-infrastructure.html?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false> > - Bill to Counter China > > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/us/politics/china-bill-passes.html?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false> > > ADVERTISEMENT > Continue reading the main story > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/climate/biden-drilling-federal-land.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage#after-top> > Federal Judge Says Biden Cannot Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public > Lands > > President Biden suspended new oil and gas drilling leases on federal > lands. A judge in Louisiana ruled those leases could not be temporarily > halted. > > - > > <https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=9869919170&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F06%2F15%2Fclimate%2Fbiden-drilling-federal-land.html%3Fsmid%3Dfb-share&name=Federal%20Judge%20Says%20Biden%20Cannot%20Pause%20New%20Leases%20for%20Drilling%20on%20Public%20Lands&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F> > - > > <https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Federal%20Judge%20Says%20Biden%20Cannot%20Pause%20New%20Leases%20for%20Drilling%20on%20Public%20Lands%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F06%2F15%2Fclimate%2Fbiden-drilling-federal-land.html%3Fsmid%3Dwa-share> > - > > <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F06%2F15%2Fclimate%2Fbiden-drilling-federal-land.html%3Fsmid%3Dtw-share&text=Federal%20Judge%20Says%20Biden%20Cannot%20Pause%20New%20Leases%20for%20Drilling%20on%20Public%20Lands> > - > > <?subject=NYTimes.com%3A%20Federal%20Judge%20Says%20Biden%20Cannot%20Pause%20New%20Leases%20for%20Drilling%20on%20Public%20Lands&body=From%20The%20New%20York%20Times%3A%0A%0AFederal%20Judge%20Says%20Biden%20Cannot%20Pause%20New%20Leases%20for%20Drilling%20on%20Public%20Lands%0A%0APresident%20Biden%20suspended%20new%20oil%20and%20gas%20drilling%20leases%20on%20federal%20lands.%20A%20judge%20in%20Louisiana%20ruled%20those%20leases%20could%20not%20be%20temporarily%20halted.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F06%2F15%2Fclimate%2Fbiden-drilling-federal-land.html%3Fsmid%3Dem-share> > - > - > - *212* > > [image: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, where President > Biden suspended drilling leases that had been awarded in the final days of > the Trump administration.] > The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, where President Biden > suspended drilling leases that had been awarded in the final days of the > Trump administration.Credit...U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, via > Associated Press > [image: Coral Davenport] <https://www.nytimes.com/by/coral-davenport> > > By Coral Davenport <https://www.nytimes.com/by/coral-davenport> > NYT, June 15, 2021 > > WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden > administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal lands and > waters, in the first major legal roadblock for President Biden’s quest to > cut fossil fuel pollution and conserve public lands. > > Judge Terry A. Doughty of the United States District Court for the Western > District of Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction > <http://www.agjefflandry.com/Files/Article/10919/Documents/Injunction.pdf> > Tuesday against the administration, saying that the power to pause > offshore oil and gas leases “lies solely with Congress” because it was the > legislative branch that originally made federal lands and waters available > for leasing. > > Judge Doughty also ruled that 13 states that are suing the administration > over its temporary halt to new leases “have made a showing that there is a > substantial likelihood that President Biden exceeded his powers.” > CLIMATE FWD: A new administration, an ongoing climate emergency — and a > ton of news. Our newsletter will help you stay on top of it. > Sign Up > > ADVERTISEMENT > Continue reading the main story > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/climate/biden-drilling-federal-land.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage#after-story-ad-1> > > Jeff Landry, the Republican attorney general of Louisiana and attorneys > general from 12 other states, all Republicans, filed suit in March to lift > the White House executive order that temporarily halted new drilling > leases on federal lands and waters > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/climate/biden-climate-change.html>. > Mr. Biden had signed the order during his first week in office in January, > saying he wanted a pause in order to conduct a comprehensive review of the > program. > > Judge Doughty ruled that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and her agency > “are hereby enjoined and restrained from implementing the pause of new oil > and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters.” until the > states’ legal case against the administration is decided. > > He wrote that the pause on new leasing should end nationwide and noted > that such sweeping preliminary injunctions against federal actions were > exceedingly rare. But the judge, who was appointed by President Donald J. > Trump, concluded > <http://www.agjefflandry.com/Files/Article/10919/Documents/Memorandum.pdf>that > the 13 states had demonstrated that their economies could be irreparably > harmed by the pause on drilling. > > Joining Louisiana were Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, > Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. > > The suspension of the leases has been one of the most high-profile and > controversial policy moves by a president who has made climate action > central to his agenda. > Editors’ Picks > A Vermont Runner Takes Her Show on the Road > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/sports/olympics/elle-purrier-st-pierre-olympic-trials.html?action=click&algo=identity&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=923224122&impression_id=19aad2c0-ceb5-11eb-a01a-a511eb3f16f7&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=editors-picks-ls®ion=ccolumn&req_id=477160200&surface=home-featured&variant=0_identity&action=click&module=editorContent&pgtype=Article®ion=CompanionColumn&contentCollection=Trending> > Confused? 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Musicians Are Pinning Fresh Hopes on Twitch. > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/arts/music/twitch-streaming-music.html?action=click&algo=identity&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=714476119&impression_id=19aaf9d1-ceb5-11eb-a01a-a511eb3f16f7&index=2&pgtype=Article&pool=editors-picks-ls®ion=ccolumn&req_id=477160200&surface=home-featured&variant=0_identity&action=click&module=editorContent&pgtype=Article®ion=CompanionColumn&contentCollection=Trending> > Continue reading the main story > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/climate/biden-drilling-federal-land.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage&action=click&module=editorContent&pgtype=Article®ion=CompanionColumn&contentCollection=Trending#after-pp_edpick> > > ADVERTISEMENT > Continue reading the main story > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/climate/biden-drilling-federal-land.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage#after-story-ad-2> > > Environmentalists celebrated the pause as a sign that Mr. Biden is serious > about shutting down production of fossil fuels, the burning of which is the > chief cause of global warming. > Biden’s Agenda › > <https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/joe-biden?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_2&block=storyline_latest_updates_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&index=0> > Politics Updates > <https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/16/world/biden-putin?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_2&block=storyline_latest_updates_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&index=1> > Updated > June 16, 2021, 10:22 a.m. ET49 minutes ago > 49 minutes ago > > - Amid a humanitarian crisis in Syria, the decade-long war is on the > agenda. > > <https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/16/world/biden-putin?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_2&block=storyline_latest_updates_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&index=2#amid-a-humanitarian-crisis-in-syria-the-decade-long-war-is-on-the-agenda> > - Ukraine, at war with Russian-backed separatists, says it will reject > any deals from the summit. > > <https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/16/world/biden-putin?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_2&block=storyline_latest_updates_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&index=2#ukraine-putin-biden-summit> > - With cyberattacks increasing, Biden says he will press Putin for a > halt. > > <https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/16/world/biden-putin?name=styln-stimulus-biden®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_2&block=storyline_latest_updates_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&index=2#with-cyberattacks-increasing-biden-says-he-will-press-putin-for-a-halt> > > Scientists have warned that the world needs to urgently cut emissions if > it has any chance to keep average global temperatures from rising above 1.5 > degrees Celsius, compared with preindustrial levels. That’s the threshold > beyond which experts say the planet will experience catastrophic, > irreversible damage. Temperature change is not even around the globe; some > regions have already reached an increase of 2 degrees Celsius. > > A recent report > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/climate/climate-change-emissions-IEA.html> > from the International Energy Agency concluded that if the world is to > stave off the most devastating consequences of global warming, major > economies must immediately stop approving new coal plants and oil and gas > fields. > > Republicans and the oil industry criticized the pause as an example of > government overreach that could damage the economy and displace thousands > of oil and gas workers. > > Judge Doughty agreed. “Millions and possibly billions of dollars are at > stake,” he wrote in his decision, noting that the states depend on a share > of the lease payments to fund government programs, including conservation > projects. “Local government funding, jobs for plaintiff state workers, and > funds for the restoration of Louisiana’s coastline are at stake.” > > About 10 percent of the country’s oil and gas supply comes from public > lands. Fossil fuel drilling on federal lands and waters and tribal land > generated more than $8 billion > <https://revenuedata.doi.gov/?tab=tab-disbursements> in tax revenue last > year, according to the Interior Department. Of that, $2.9 billion went to > the federal government, $1.8 billion went to state and local governments, > with the remainder spread among Native American tribes, restoration > projects and other funds. > > A spokeswoman for the Interior Department, which manages federal oil and > gas leases on federal lands and waters, said in a statement that the > administration was reviewing Tuesday’s ruling and would comply with it. > > ADVERTISEMENT > Continue reading the main story > <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/climate/biden-drilling-federal-land.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage#after-story-ad-3> > > The spokeswoman, who declined to be quoted by name, said that the Interior > Department continued to work on an interim report to Mr. Biden about the > state of the federal oil and gas drilling programs, as well as > recommendations on the future of the federal role in drilling on public > lands. > > Ms. Haaland is expected to send those recommendations to Mr. Biden later > this summer. > > In a statement, Mr. Landry called the injunction “a victory not only for > the rule of law, but also for the thousands of workers who produce > affordable energy for Americans. We appreciate that federal courts have > recognized President Biden is completely outside his authority in his > attempt to shut down oil and gas leases on federal lands.” > > Congressional Democrats said they would move forward with legislative > efforts to limit oil drilling on public lands. > > “We need to update our fossil fuel leasing laws across the board to > establish a cleaner, more sustainable standard of use for our public > resources, as this committee is already seeking to do,” said Rep. Raul > Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona and chairman of the House Natural Resources > Committee. “Our economic and environmental future shouldn’t be subject to > rulings based on industry-funded science or opportunistic complaints that > we didn’t hear until President Biden was sworn into office.” > > Ms. Haaland, a former environmental activist, once said that the federal > government should ban from public lands all new hydraulic fracturing, or > fracking, an environmentally destructive form of oil and gas drilling. > > She now heads the agency that oversees the nation’s roughly 500 million > acres of public lands, including national parks and current oil and gas > drilling. > > She has also been charged with overseeing Mr. Biden’s “30 by 30" > initiative, which calls for conserving 30 percent of public lands and > waters by 2030. > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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