Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, (801) 300-2414, tmckinnon@biologicaldiversity.org Courtney Bourgoin, Sierra Club, (248) 214-6682, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org Liam Kelly, National Parks Conservation Association, (213) 814-8666, lkelly@npca.org Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, (303) 437-7663, jnichols@wildearthguardians.org Justin Wasser, Earthworks, (202) 753-7016, jwasser@earthworks.org Cheyenne, WY â Farmers and ranchers, conservation, recreation, and tribal groups filed motions to intervene today to defend the Biden administrationâs pause on federal oil and gas leasing pending the Department of Interiorâs comprehensive review of the program. With this action, the groups seek to defend the leasing pause against two lawsuits filed by Wyoming and the Western Energy Alliance. The coalition argues this is the legal and necessary first step to a long-overdue review of the federal oil and gas leasing and permitting program.Â