‘Absurd and Nakedly Partisan’: Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden LNG Pause

A Trump-appointed judge on Monday blocked the Biden administration’s pause on approvals of new liquefied natural gas export permits, the latest move by the nation’s conservative-dominated judiciary to stop the federal government from taking action against the worsening climate emergency. Judge James D. Cain Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…