Injunction Issued Against Executive Order Pausing Oil Leases on Public Lands and Offshore Waters

The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a permanent injunction against implementation of a portion of Executive Order 14008 which would stop new oil and gas leases in public lands and in offshore waters. The injunction is limited to the 13 plaintiff states of Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. For more information, see the court’s decision here and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s press release here.