Judge: President Biden Lacks Authority To Halt Federal Fracking Leases

Mealey's (June 29, 2021, 3:36 PM EDT) -- MONROE, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana on June 15 issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s executive order halting new federal hydraulic fracturing leases, concluding that the order “in effect” amends congressional statutes, which federal agencies do not have the authority to do....