Not even two weeks in and the Biden administration is being sued.

Killing jobs, pissing off its constituents, causing more damage to the
climate instead of helping it ... this is Obama 2.0. LOL

(From The Epoch Times)

    Biden Administration Sued for Halting Oil, Gas Leasing on Federal Lands

   By Jack Phillips
   January 27, 2021

   The Biden administration was sued on Jan. 27 over its executive order to
   halt oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters.

   The lawsuit  was filed in the U.S. District Court in Wyoming by the
   Western Energy Alliance, a group representing fossil fuel producers
   on federal lands. They say President Joe Biden exceeded his authority
   with the recent order.

   "The law is clear. Presidents don't have authority to ban leasing on
   public lands. All Americans own the oil and natural gas beneath public
   lands, and Congress has directed them to be responsibly developed on their
   behalf,"  Alliance President Kathleen Sgamma said in a statement,
   according to The Washington Times. "Drying up new leasing puts future
   development as well as existing projects at risk. President Biden cannot
   simply ignore laws in effect for over half a century."

   The executive order, Sgamma said, violates the Mineral Leasing Act, the
   National Environmental Policy Act, and the Federal Lands Policy and
   Management Act.

   The lawsuit argues that the administration's suspension of the federal oil
   and gas leasing program is "an unsupported and unnecessary action that is
   inconsistent with the Secretary's statutory obligations" and is "both
   arbitrary and capricious."

   The Biden executive order sets up a "pause on entering into new oil and
   natural gas leases on public lands or offshore waters to the extent
   possible" and will launch a "rigorous review of all existing leasing and
   permitting practices related to fossil fuel development on public lands
   and waters," according to the White House.

   The White House said the move is an attempt to "tackle the climate
   crisis."

   Republicans and industry leaders said the order would harm the U.S.
   economy and result in thousands of job losses.

   Dan Naatz of the Independent Petroleum Association of America said in a
   separate statement: "Do not be fooled, this is a ban [on drilling]. The
   Biden administration's plan to obliterate the jobs of American oil and gas
   explorers and producers has been on clear display."

   What's more, according to Sgamma, the order would also put at risk $8.8
   billion in conservation revenue that is funded in part by mineral
   development on federal property.

   "Biden's ban is an overreach meant to satisfy the environmental left, but
   it would seriously harm the livelihoods of tens of thousands of westerners
   and put at risk millions more as state services become unfunded," she
   said.

   The order doesn't affect existing oil and gas leases, which can last 10
   years, officials have said.

   The Interior Department stated the pause "won't impact existing operations
   or permits for valid, existing leases, which are continuing to be reviewed
   and approved."

   Republicans in Congress have signaled they will work to stop Biden's
   agenda.

   "Pie-in-the-sky government mandates and directives that restrict our
   mining, oil, and gas industries adversely impact our energy security and
   independence," Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), a member of the
   GOP's leadership in the House, said in a statement this week.
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Later,
Sean

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