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Court Blocks Biden's Effort to Protect Endangered Whales from Offshore Drilling

  • Federal court orders Biden administration to move forward with offshore oil and gas lease auction without protections for endangered whales.

  • Judge blocked removal of 6 million acres from auction and ship restrictions aimed at protecting Rice's whale population.

  • Louisiana and oil companies Chevron, Shell and American Petroleum Institute sued after acreage was reduced.

  • Court ruled groups demonstrated "substantial potential costs" from changes to lease sale.

  • Environmental advocates expressed concern about oil and gas impacts on the endangered Rice's whale species.

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