Administration Appeals District Court’s Stay Of DOE’s LNG Export Pause

August 9, 2024
The Biden administration is appealing a district court’s stay blocking its pause of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals while the agency reviews those projects’ climate and economic implications -- signaling it will seek to uphold the Energy Department (DOE) action even as observers have downplayed the practical effects of the court’s injunction. On Aug. 5, the Justice Department submitted a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in State of Louisiana, et...


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