WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release: * * * API, States File Lawsuit to Reverse New Restrictions on Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Development WASHINGTON, January 17, 2025 -- The American Petroleum Institute today joined with the states of Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi in filing a challenge to the Biden administration's ban on new oil and natural gas leasing across millions of acres of federal waters.  more PR