>For the new drilling ban, Biden is taking the action under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, which allows US presidents to withdraw areas from mineral leasing and drilling.
>The law **does not grant presidents the legal authority to overturn prior bans**, according to a 2019 court ruling. *It means a reversal would likely require an act of Congress*, which is now controlled by Trump’s Republicans.
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>For the new drilling ban, Biden is taking the action under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, which allows US presidents to withdraw areas from mineral leasing and drilling.
>The law **does not grant presidents the legal authority to overturn prior bans**, according to a 2019 court ruling. *It means a reversal would likely require an act of Congress*, which is now controlled by Trump’s Republicans.