( July 11, 2024, 8:42 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hydraulic fracturing operators that are intervenor defendants in a dispute over federal fracking permits issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) have filed a reply brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia arguing that it should deny the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, grant the intervenors’ motion for summary judgment and find that the DOI gave “reasoned analysis and responses” and complied with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it granted the permits in question....