North Dakota Sues Biden Administration Over Blocking Oil, Gas Leases

This week, the state of North Dakota, the nation’s second-largest oil producer behind Texas, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for halting oil and gas leases on public lands. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who had introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters without Congressional approval, reacted to the lawsuit by stating:-- More...