Biden administration delays oil and gas leasing program after court ruling

Published February 23, 2022 4:39pm ET



The Interior Department said its oil and gas leasing program would be delayed after a federal judge blocked the Biden administration from using a tool that lets it estimate the social cost of carbon dioxide emissions.

The delay is the latest setback to the leasing program, which President Joe Biden campaigned against but has struggled to pause while in office. Republicans have blamed Biden’s efforts for rising oil and gas prices.

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