N.D. A.G. Stenehjem: N.D. Files Case Challenging Federal Government's Cancellation of Oil & Gas Leasing in N.D.
July 09, 2021
July 09, 2021
BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 9 -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued the following news release on July 8, 2021:
Late yesterday afternoon, North Dakota sued the Federal government, including the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management, because BLM has unlawfully canceled the regularly scheduled auctions of oil & gas leases of public mineral rights in North Dakota that BLM is required by federal law to hold. "I have taken this action to pro . . .
Late yesterday afternoon, North Dakota sued the Federal government, including the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management, because BLM has unlawfully canceled the regularly scheduled auctions of oil & gas leases of public mineral rights in North Dakota that BLM is required by federal law to hold. "I have taken this action to pro . . .