( March 25, 2025, 1:54 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California has denied Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s motion to remand to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) its decision that approved offshore oil and gas drilling leases, ruling that he was not convinced that the BSEE had established an intent to “seriously reconsider” its conclusion as part of ongoing litigation brought by environmental groups that oppose the lease approval....