An offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 8, 2020. Ron Buskirk / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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Legal petitions have been filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by environmental groups and oil and gas interests challenging the Biden administration’s plan to offer additional Gulf of Mexico drilling leases.
The congressionally mandated five-year plan includes three sales — the least number being offered since 1980, reported Reuters.
“Fossil fuel development is untenable if we want a livable future,” said Brettny Hardy, attorney for Earthjustice, in a press release from Earthjustice. “The oil…
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