A judge’s decision this week to annul the White House’s first Gulf of Mexico oil lease auction because of its climate change impact played directly into the president’s hand.
This week’s ruling, from a judge in the District of Columbia who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, came after a challenge by environmental group Earthjustice. The judge vacated the auction entirely, saying the Interior Department failed to properly account for its impact on global warming.
There are hints that Biden's Interior Department knew its Gulf of Mexico oil auction was on weak legal footing. But the Interior Department's sale document said it did not believe it needed to conduct any additional analysis on how foreign consumption affects emissions.Ali Zaidi, deputy White House national climate advisor, said the court decision shows the U.S. oil leasing program needs to be reformed and that the Interior Department should have the space to do that work
Last month the group sought a court order from a federal judge in New Mexico to stop U.S. drilling permit approvals in parcels included in three Trump administration lease sales. The Bureau of Land Management has approved 118 drilling permits on the challenged parcels.
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