Mealey's (August 30, 2022, 12:47 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Aug. 26, four states moved in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to intervene in a lawsuit over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) approval of the sale of 173 oil and gas lease parcels for fracking on 144,000 acres of public lands across eight western states, contending that they need to protect their interests, which are not adequately represented by any other party....