"Interior Secretary David Bernhardt indicated yesterday he's not inclined to move ahead with the administration's offshore drilling proposal before the matter is hashed out in court.
Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) asked Bernhardt if there was "a legal impediment" to developing the 2019-2024 proposal to open up more than 90% of the outer continental shelf, including Atlantic waters, to oil and gas drilling.
"There is a legal impediment to moving forward in a particular way that leads to a particular outcome," the veteran lawyer offered."
Kellie Lunney reports for E&E Daily May 16, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"House to Use Spending Bill to Hit Brakes on Offshore Drilling" (Bloomberg Environment)
Source: E&E Daily, 05/16/2019
