Court Axes Offshore Drilling Moratorium

Submitted by Anna on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 09:28

Michael Kunzelman
July 9, 2010, New Orleans, LA

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Published by Associated Press.

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the federal government’s effort to restore an offshore deep-water drilling moratorium, opening the door to resumed drilling in the Gulf of Mexico while the legal fight continues.

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled soon after an afternoon hearing in a lawsuit filed by companies that oppose the drilling ban. The moratorium was struck down June 22 by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman.

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