Republicans want to use a rule-killing law to undo a Biden-era land use plan, and an agency paperwork issue is giving them the chance.
On Thursday, North Dakota lawmakers plan to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution that would strike down a resource management plan finalized in January.
That plan from the Bureau of Land Management restricted certain energy development and elevated conservation. The state filed a lawsuit in February to overturn it.
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The lawmakers argue the plan would prohibit leasing on more than 4 million acres for coal and more than 200,000 acres for oil and gas
