Appeals court to hear arguments on legality of Biden’s lease sales suspension

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A federal appeals court in New Orleans will hear arguments today about whether President Joe Biden legally suspended new oil and gas lease sales shortly after taking office because of climate change worries. The case has not been tried but a federal judge blocked the order, saying that only Congress could suspend the sales. Federal

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