Biden administration holding its first onshore oil sales


              FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during the "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment" event at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 2, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. The administration is holding its first onshore oil and gas leasing sales this week after a court rejected its attempt to suspend sales because of climate change concerns. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)
            
              FILE - A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen on a well pad near Watford City, N.D., on Aug. 26, 2021. The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas sales from public lands since President Joe Biden took office. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Biden administration holding its first onshore oil sales