North Dakota sues over Biden’s halt in oil and gas leases on public lands

State protests lost revenue and insists on right to control its own natural resources"

North Dakota has sued the Biden administration over its suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water, saying the move will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue.

Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation's public lands and waters in his first days in office, citing the need to combat climate change, which he has called the existential crisis of our time".