(November 5, 2021, 8:02 AM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on Oct. 27 filed a brief in Louisiana federal court arguing that it should not consolidate a hydraulic fracturing lawsuit filed by fracking industry trade groups with another one brought by Louisiana and other states against the Biden administration, contending that the case filed by the trade groups challenges federal agency actions “outside the scope” of the action filed by the states....