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Court Overturns Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban, Opens Federal Waters to Oil and Gas Development

The ruling by Judge James Cain reverses the previous ban, opening up federal waters to offshore drilling. This has significant implications for the U.S. energy landscape.

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Court Overturns Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban, Opens Federal Waters to Oil and Gas Development

A Louisiana federal court has ruled that former President Joe Biden's offshore drilling ban was illegal. The decision, made by Judge James Cain of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, comes months after President Donald Trump rescinded Biden's directives.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act does not grant the president the power to indefinitely bar offshore development in federal waters. This ruling highlights the limits of presidential authority in this area.

The Trump administration had previously taken steps to expand offshore oil and gas development. President Trump himself suspended offshore oil and gas drilling before the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana, which has now been overturned.

The ruling by Judge Cain has significant implications for offshore drilling in the U.S. It reinstates the possibility of expanded oil and gas development in federal waters, reversing the previous ban implemented by the Biden administration.

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