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Federal judge cites climate crisis in decision to cancel oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico

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A federal judge on Thursday invalidated oil and gas leases for 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico after a coalition of environmental groups sued the Biden administration to stop it.

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