U.S. offshore energy regulators have 30 days to act on five Gulf of Mexico drilling permits that the Obama administration’s offshore drill bans have delayed unreasonably, a New Orleans judge ruled today.
“The government is under a duty to act by either granting or denying a permit application within a reasonable time,” U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman said in his ruling. “Not acting at all is not a lawful option.”
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Source: Newsmax.com
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