(March 1, 2017, 8:51 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The state of North Dakota on Jan. 25 filed a notice of appeal in the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that a lower court’s denial of its motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by environmental advocacy groups against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to the disposal of waste from hydraulic fracturing should be reversed (Environmental Integrity Project, et al. v. Scott Pruitt, No. 17-5010, D.C. Cir.)....