Court Backs Interior on Cancellation of Reagan-Era Oil Lease (2)

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A federal court erred when it struck down the Interior Department’s cancellation of an embattled oil and gas leasein Montana, the D.C. Circuit said Tuesday in a ruling that could help future administrations nix Trump-era leases.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s conclusion that said Interioroverstepped when it nixed Louisiana-based driller Solenex LLC’s Reagan-era lease in 2016.