The U.S. state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a Congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

The entire Northern Bering Sea is now off-limits to oil and gas leasing, under a presidential directive announced on Monday. President Joe Biden invoked his authority under a federal law to withdraw about 44 million acres of the Northern Bering Sea and other federal offshore areas from the Department of the Interior’s oil and gas

The state argues that restrictions imposed on the lease sale are designed to block oil and gas activity, violating a 2017 law.

He cited Biden’s decision this week to ban offshore drilling off significant portions of U.S. coasts, as well as its “playing with the courts”—perhaps a reference to Biden and the Senate’s push to confirm as many judges as possible.

President-elect Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden of carrying out a disastrous transition process, contradicting his team’s praise of the administration. Is Trump playing the blame game as he realizes governing may not happen as quickly as he thought?

President Biden and President-elect Trump sat side-by-side in the Oval Office after the election exchanging pleasantries in front of the cameras, both promising “a smooth transition.”Biden vowed to “do everything we can to make sure you’re accommodated,