The upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed today amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale. A federal appellate panel last week paused a separate appeals panel’s order that the sale be held next Wednesday. Oil industry advocates had pressed President Joe Biden’s administration
Gulf oil and gas lease sale off again, pending a federal hearing
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