Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden’s Liquefied Natural Gas Export Pause
The decision follows Supreme Court rulings that may imperil federal agencies' ability to limit planet-warming pollution.
A Trump-appointed judge on Monday blocked the Biden administration’s pause on approvals of new liquefied natural gas export permits, the latest move by the nation’s conservative-dominated judiciary to stop the federal government from taking action against the worsening climate emergency. Judge James D. Cain Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana sided with more than a...