Federal Judge Rules Biden’s Massive Offshore Oil And Gas Ban Was Illegal
The decision overturns Biden’s attempt to block drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. offshore waters.
by Alton Wallace October 08, 2025, 10:28 AM in Energy, Legal, News, Politics Reading Time: 2 mins read
Former U.S. President Joe Biden overstepped his authority when he ordered a withdrawal of sizable portions of federal waters from future oil and gas development, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled. [emphasis, links added]
U.S. District Court Judge James Cain in Lake Charles ruled Friday in favor of oil and gas industry groups and attorneys general in five states.
They sued to block Biden’s action to prohibit the development of 625 million acres in federal waters off the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of America, and portions of the northern Bering Sea in Alaska.
Biden, in his final month in office, issued a memorandum that withdrew the areas from oil and gas leasing, citing his authority under the 72-year-old Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/judge-biden-offshore-oil-gas-ban-illegal/