North Dakota sues the Biden administration over order to stop oil and gas leases on public lands claiming it will lose $4BILLION State claims it would more than $4 billion in revenue this year if order resumes North Dakota is nation's second-largest oil producer Lawsuit says state already lost $82 million in two cancelled sales State Attorney General vows to protect state's economy and workforce Joins 14 other states suing over moratorium on new leases
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North Dakota filed a lawsuit this Wednesday against the Biden administration over its suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water, claiming it will lose the state more than $4 billion in revenue and keep more than half a billion barrels of oil in the ground.
President Joe Biden ordered the suspension in his first days in office as part of his climate change agenda.
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said in a statement that he sued 'to protect North Dakota's economy, the jobs of our hardworking citizens, and North Dakota's rights to control its own natural resources.'