U.S. Bureau of Land Management

North Dakota's attorney general says the canceled lease sales have cost the state over $100 million in revenue each year.

The new lawsuit is targeted at the paused sales that should have taken place in the second and third quarters of 2021 and the third quarter of 2022.

Gordon said, "Enacting a moratorium at a moment when coal is badly needed to ensure a secure and reliable energy supply is wrong-headed on many fronts."

The single engine air tankers were able to slow the spread of the fire with air drops of retardant.

It is burning in sage brush, grass and juniper and moving in a northeast direction.