Oil groups sue Biden administration over leasing pause
This Nov. 6, 2013, file photo shows a Whiting Petroleum Co. pump jack pulling crude oil from the Bakken region of the Northern Plains near Bainville, Mont. (Associated Press)
Eleven industry trade groups including the Montana Petroleum Association and the American Petroleum Institute filed a lawsuit this week challenging the Biden administration's moratorium on oil and natural gas leasing on federal lands.
"Congress has mandated quarterly mineral lease sales, but the Department of Interior has failed to abide by that mandate," MPA Executive Director Alan Olson said in an Aug...
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