Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume Permits for Gas Exports
Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume Permits for Gas Exports
President Biden had paused new natural gas export terminals to assess their effects on the climate, economy and national security. A federal judge disagreed.
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Really a contrast with the incredible immunity and power the US courts are willing to give Republican Presidents.
Based on the recent SCOTUS ruling, as an official act, he can just say no. And apparently assassinate the judge, provided it’s done in with stamps and signatures on official letterhead. What a horrible timeline we live in.
I don't for a moment believe that the ruling would in any way protect a Democrat
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Many of those states, including Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming, produce significant amounts of natural gas.
The judge, James D. Cain Jr., who was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, wrote in his decision that the states had demonstrated that they had lost jobs, royalties and taxes that would have flowed had permits for gas exports continued.
Texas, for example, projected that it would lose $259.8 million in tax revenues associated with natural gas production over five years as a result of the pause of permitting.
“The Court finds that the lost or delayed revenues tied to natural gas production is a concrete and imminent injury that supports standing,” Judge Cain wrote.
The Biden administration decided in January to halt approvals of new liquid natural gas facilities after climate activists campaigned against Calcasieu Pass 2, a proposed $10 billion project in Louisiana.
Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2 to 1 to approve the project, leaving the export terminal permit as the last remaining hurdle.
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