ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20100
No(s). 2:24-CV-00406 (W.D. La. Jul 1, 2024) (Cain, J.)

A district court granted 16 states' motion to preliminarily enjoin the Biden Administration's temporary pause of pending decisions on liquefied natural gas exports. The states argued the pause violated the Natural Gas Act and exceeded statutory authority, and sought to stay or enjoin it. The court found the pause had irreparably harmed the states by way of loss of revenues, market share, and deprivation of a procedural right. It granted the motion for preliminary injunction and ordered the pause be stayed in its entirety, effective immediately.