Okla. Gov. Stitt Sues U.S. Department of Interior for Unlawful Federal Overreach
July 20, 2021
July 20, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 20 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021:
Governor Kevin Stitt, working with the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Interior, Secretary Deb Halaand and other Biden administration officials for unlawfully attempting to strip Oklahoma of its jurisdiction to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation operations.
"The Department of the Interior . . .
Governor Kevin Stitt, working with the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Interior, Secretary Deb Halaand and other Biden administration officials for unlawfully attempting to strip Oklahoma of its jurisdiction to regulate surface coal mining and reclamation operations.
"The Department of the Interior . . .