The Obama administration is considering a host of options, including seeking a stay from the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, in order to maintain a moratorium on deepwater drilling after it was overturned by a federal judge.
Officials at the Department of Justice and within the administration convened Tuesday afternoon shortly after U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman ordered an end to the halt in drilling put in place following the explosion at Deepwater Horizon. The administration had already pledged (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/22/obama-will-appeal-judges_n_621250.html) to immediately appeal the decision to the 5th Circuit Court. But in the interim, companies could legally restart drilling operations that had been put on hold.
Obama Looking At Multiple Options - Including A Stay - To Keep Drilling Moratorium (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/22/obama-looking-at-multiple_n_621665.html)
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