US District Court for Western District of Louisiana has issued an injunction to correct Biden restrictions on gulf energy development related to the Rice’s whale and restore millions of acres to the sale. The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has issued a statement in response to the court’s preliminary injunction finding that the implementation of the challenged actions was procedurally invalid and that Interior’s decision was arbitrary and capricious. The injunction states that the removal of millions of highly prospective acres and the imposition of excessive restrictions stemmed from a voluntary agreement with activist groups that circumvented the law, ignored science, and bypassed public input.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
