Wyoming dropped its lawsuit challenging the Interior Department’s move under the Biden administration to refrain from holding oil and gas lease sales for certain years.
The state’s motion for voluntary dismissal without prejudice was granted Monday by Judge Scott W. Skavdahl of the US District Court for the District of Wyoming.
- Oil and gas industry groups in December 2025 lost their challenge against the Interior’s decision to not conduct oil and gas lease sales for parts of 2021 and 2022
- Skavdahl found Interior’s Bureau of Land Management didn’t provide adequate reasoning for not holding a lease in the third quarter ...
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