North Dakota Doubts Biden Resolve, Seeks Role in Pipeline Case

North Dakota can’t trust the Biden administration to advocate for the state’s interests in litigation over the Dakota Access oil pipeline, state lawyers said Monday in a request to intervene in the case.

“North Dakota cannot be confident that the Federal Defendant will continue to be a zealous advocate for the continued and safe operation of DAPL,” North Dakota said in a filing to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, adding that the pipeline supports jobs and revenue in the state.

The court is expected to issue a decision in the coming weeks on American Indian tribes’ ...