Seven states sue Interior Secretary Burgum over $928M TotalEnergies offshore wind settlement

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul announced June 2, 2026, that a seven-state coalition filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, naming Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as defendant and challenging the March 23, 2026, settlement agreement canceling TotalEnergies' Attentive Energy leases. The states argued the cancellation violated OCSLA's procedural requirements and the Judgment Fund Act's restrictions on Treasury disbursements.