Republican States Are Pushing Back Against Biden’s Oil Lease Suspension

In January, Biden’s new administration called for a suspension of all new oil and gas leases as part of its efforts to drive forward climate change policies. But several states are fighting back in support of the oil industry.  Last week, 13 states sued the current administration to put an end to the new oil and gas lease suspension on federal land, in the hope of rescheduling leases in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska waters and western states. The republican-leaning states wants to reinitiate canceled leases that were scheduled in the Gulf…