Fracking Company Asks 9th Circuit To Let It Intervene In Federal Lease Dispute

Mealey's ( November 23, 2022, 12:07 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A hydraulic fracturing operator has filed an opening brief in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that an environmental group that is challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) approval of 667 fracking leases is also attempting to deny the operator’s due process rights to defend their specific leases.  The operator argues that it is a necessary party to the litigation....