Presidential candidate Joe Biden promised to end new fossil fuel leasing in the Gulf, but President Joe Biden has offered more oil leases than President Trump. A recent federal judge ruling has invalidated Biden’s recent sale of leases in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the administration didn’t adequately consider the costs to the world’s climate. Brettny Hardy, Senior Attorney at the Oceans Program at Earth Justice has pushed for Biden’s Interior Department to stop these leases.
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