Mealey's (August 26, 2021, 8:43 AM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — The state of North Dakota on Aug. 23 filed a petition for writ of mandamus in North Dakota federal court seeking immediate mandamus relief compelling the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and its officials to comply with what the state calls statutory obligations to hold quarterly hydraulic fracturing lease sales for public lands....