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    Questions after Judge's Bombshell Ruling on Drilling Ban

    Yesterday, Federal Judge Martin Feldman ruled that the moratorium on 33 exploratory wells was arbitrary-based on the unsupported assumption that what happened to Deepwater Horizon would happen to other wells too.  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he'd appeal, but also promised a new order that would effectively reinstate the moratorium.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Yesterday, Federal Judge Martin Feldman ruled that the moratorium on 33 exploratory wells was arbitrary-based on the unsupported assumption that what happened to Deepwater Horizon would happen to other wells too. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he'd appeal, but also promised a new order that would effectively reinstate the moratorium. Today, crews had to remove the cap that's been siphoning off some of the oil from the ongoing gusher. Stephen Power is covering the story for the Wall Street Journal.

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      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Energy and Environmental Policy Reporter, Wall Street Journal

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