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    Biden To 'Pause' Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And Waters

    The move is one of his more controversial campaign promises, and industry groups say they will sue. But it won't have much immediate impact on driving down climate-warming emissions.
    by Nathan Rott Jan 27, 2021 5 minutes
    A horizontal drilling rig and a pump jack sit on federal land in Lea County, N.M., in September. The state stands to lose royalties and revenue from a Biden administration pause on new oil and gas leases.

    Updated at 1:30 p.m. ET

    In an effort to slow the nation's contribution to climate change, President Biden will begin halting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters.

    The much-anticipated move is one of several executive actions the president is scheduled to make Wednesday to address the worsening climate crisis and the broader decline of the natural world, but it won't come without pushback.

    According to White House officials, Biden will order the Department of the Interior to "pause" new oil and gas leasing on public land and offshore water "to the extent possible" and to also review existing leasing and permitting practices "related to fossil fuel development" on the properties.

    Oil and gas drilling on tribal land would not be barred by Biden's order.

    National climate adviser Gina McCarthy and special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry addressed reporters to discuss the

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