Healthy Gulf v. Haaland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) HEALTHY GULF, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) DOUG BURGUM, et al., 1 ) ) Case No. 23-cv-604 (APM) Defendants, ) ) and ) ) CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. and AMERICAN ) PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, ) ) Intervenor-Defendants. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises out of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM’s) administration of oil and gas leasing programs in the Gulf of Mexico. In February 2023, BOEM approved Lease Sale 259, which opened up more than 70…