'Overwhelming scientific evidence shows us that burning fossil fuels from existing leases on federal lands is incompatible with a livable climate,' said Melissa Hornbein, a senior attorney at WesternLaw.
"Overwhelming scientific evidence shows us that burning fossil fuels from existing leases on federal lands is incompatible with a livable climate," said one environmental lawyer.Several environmental groups sued the Biden administration on Tuesday for resuming oil and gas leasing on public lands despite ample evidence that doing so will exacerbate the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis.came as the U.S.
"Overwhelming scientific evidence shows us that burning fossil fuels from existing leases on federal lands is incompatible with a livable climate," Melissa Hornbein, senior attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center,The DOI's failure to acknowledge the local and planetary impacts of these new lease sales, said Hornbein,"is an attempt to water down the climate effects of the decision to continue leasing, and is a clear abdication of BLM's responsibilities under the...
The lawsuit cites a failure of the Interior Department and BLM to uphold their responsibility under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, which requires Interior to prevent"permanent impairment" and"unnecessary or undue degradation" of public lands from oil and gas development. It also calls for BLM to prepare a comprehensive environmental impact statement.
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