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North Carolina sues over federal decision on seismic testing

| August 26, 2020 12:27 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina sued the federal government Wednesday to block an attempt at seismic testing off the state's Atlantic coast to measure for oil and gas deposits, saying a U.S. agency's decision was unlawful.

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