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A lawsuit filed against President Joe Biden and the US Department of Energy in Louisiana federal court on Thursday asks a judge to overturn the temporary pause. The action supported by 16 state attorneys general, argues the administration runs counter to Congressional intent and decades of policy.
"The ban will drive billions of dollars in investment away from Texas, hinder our ability to maximize revenue for public schools, force Texas producers to flare excess natural gas instead of taking it to market, and annihilate critical jobs," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a statement.
Comment: Considering the challenges that Texas poses to the deep state's agenda, that's at least part of the reason they're doing it.
The Energy Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. LNG is gas that has been super-cooled to transform it into a liquid so it can be loaded onto tankers and shipped around the world.
The Biden administration announced in late January it was halting new licenses to export LNG so it could study how the shipments affect climate change, the economy and national security.
Comment: Sure; meanwhile they continue to fund and arm Ukraine and Israel..
The White House's move struck at the heart of the debate over the future of energy. While advocates contend gas is crucial for discouraging coal use in developing nations, environmentalists warn that building the enormous infrastructure required to facilitate the LNG trade ensures it will be burned for generations to come.
The pause will "disrupt the development and production of natural gas and gives us no choice but to turn to the courts to enforce the law," Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill wrote in a statement after the filing.
Comment: It seems that another reason for the restriction of exports is to further cripple Europe's economy, which is now heavily reliant on US LNG: US reconsidering its gas exports, threatening critical deliveries to LNG dependent Europe - CNN