• silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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      Yes. US law treats the right to drill as a property right once a lease is issued. Makes it tough to actually say no. His administration tried a moratorium, lost in court, and concluded an appeal would not succeed. There are environmentalists who wanted the appeal tried, but didn’t win out on that

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      Don’t worry, Republicans will only remember the climate measures and seek petty revenge.