Environmental Groups Sue Over Gulf Lease Sale Without NEPA Review

A recent ENERGYWIRE article examines a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups challenging the Trump administration’s plan to move forward with a large offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America without first conducting an environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

 

Liskow Shareholder Jana Grauberger provides context on why this sale stands out from prior ones, noting that it is “occurring outside the typical framework applicable to federal offshore oil and gas leasing.” She explains that NEPA is normally addressed both in BOEM’s five-year plan and again at the individual sale stage, making this deviation notable.

 

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