16 states sue Biden administration over controversial industry pause: 'It is part of a larger plan by this administration'
The White House is studying the climate, economic, and security implications of these industry exports.
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The White House is studying the climate, economic, and security implications of these industry exports.
"It is a powerful statement that we can no longer allow these industries to continue operating without considering the health and safety of the people living in these areas."
A notoriously vague delegation of congressional authority lets the president play politics with global energy security.
The White House seems to have decided that giving a political win to radical environmentalists is more important than actually reducing emissions.
On Friday morning, the White House announced that it will pause new approvals for new liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities. The decision has been framed across the board as a “victory for climate activists,” and a concession to a constituency Biden is eager to please on the campaign trail. That’s not wholly false: The climate movement did indeed push for today’s decision, and the White House explicitly cited the climate crisis and “calls of young people” in its statement about it. What’