They argue privately and publicly they are better prepared to enact their vision than they were during Trump's 2017-2021 term, when Republican infighting and a lack of foresight led to setbacks in the courts and in Congress. Halting the ban on a longer-term basis, Costello said, could require Trump to direct the Justice Department to "deprioritize" or not enforce the law, probably for a specified period of time. For instance, Biden earlier this month used the Outer Continental Shelf Land Act to ban oil and gas drilling in all federal waters off the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and portions of the Bering Sea in Alaska.
Author: Reuters
Published at: 2025-01-20 22:16:46
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