Anti Federalist
06-22-2010, 07:43 PM
Judge Lifts Offshore Drilling Ban as 'Overbearing'
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0610/748217.html?ref=rs&cmpid=rss_news_748217
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as rash and heavy-handed Tuesday, saying the government simply assumed that because one rig exploded, the others pose an imminent danger, too.
The White House promised an immediate appeal. The Interior Department had imposed the moratorium last month in the wake of the BP disaster, halting approval of any new permits for deepwater projects and suspending drilling on 33 exploratory wells.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0610/748217.html?ref=rs&cmpid=rss_news_748217
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as rash and heavy-handed Tuesday, saying the government simply assumed that because one rig exploded, the others pose an imminent danger, too.
The White House promised an immediate appeal. The Interior Department had imposed the moratorium last month in the wake of the BP disaster, halting approval of any new permits for deepwater projects and suspending drilling on 33 exploratory wells.