TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Feb 9, 2024

Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week joined a 23-state coalition protesting the Biden administration and the Department of Energy’s temporary “pause” on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG). “The Administration’s LNG export pause is illegal and will hurt America’s national security,” Skrmetti said in a statement. The attorneys general also warned that the Department of Energy lacks authority to issue blanket denials for export permits without an act of Congress. The United States is the world’s largest producer of LNG, according to the group. Read the full letter.

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