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GOP states, oil lobbying group sue White House over offshore drilling restrictions

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18.01.2025

The primary lobbying group representing the fossil fuel industry joined five Republican attorneys general Friday in a lawsuit challenging restrictions on offshore drilling announced in the waning days of the Biden administration.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) joined Mississippi, Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia in suing over the restrictions, which closed off several million acres to new drilling.

The plaintiffs sued in the Western District of Louisiana, which previously granted an........

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