New York will sue the Trump administration over an executive order issued earlier this month intended to facilitate the construction of pipelines and other projects involving oil and natural gas while reducing the regulatory authority of states to prevent them, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

Cuomo said during a radio interview that the state will front a legal challenge against the order, which he said has the potential to allow pipelines in New York that the state would not support.

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