Mealey's ( November 21, 2016, 11:24 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A motion filed by industry groups seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by a number of environmental groups over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s alleged failure to update oil and gas waste regulations was denied by a federal judge in the District of Columbia on Nov. 18, after he found that the industrial groups lack standing (Environmental Integrity Project, et al. v. Gina McCarthy, No. 16-842, D. D.C.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159892)....