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Group sues federal government, claims it ignores harms of idle offshore oil, gas infrastructure

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group is suing the federal government to force the U.S. Department of Interior to reassess the long-term environmental effects of delays in shutting down inactive oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court inWashington, D.C., by the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday, argues that the department has fai…

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