Mealey's (June 3, 2022, 12:07 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 1, overriding the objections of hydraulic fracturing trade groups and the states of Utah and Wyoming, a federal judge in the District of Columbia approved a stipulated settlement between environmental advocates and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), which calls for it to conduct additional analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), related to fracking leases on public lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming....