Interior Faces Dueling Suits Over Offshore Drilling Plan With Limited Sales

The Interior Department is facing dueling lawsuits over its latest five-year offshore oil and gas drilling program that includes the “minimum” number of leases that would allow Biden officials to continue offshore wind activities, with the oil sector arguing the plan includes too few leases while environmental groups are raising equity concerns. “In issuing a five-year program with the fewest lease sales in history, the administration is limiting access in a region responsible for generating among the lowest carbon-intensive barrels...