The Trump administration is preparing to remove a major obstacle to construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, North Dakota lawmakers said Tuesday — news that will reopen a fight with an American Indian tribe that has protested against the contentious energy project…
Trump Signs Orders Advancing Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines…
President Donald Trump ordered the removal of obstacles to the construction of two major oil and gas pipelines, which the Obama administration had reluctantly blocked after protests from environmentalists and Native Americans. The construction will be “subject to terms and conditions to be negotiated by us,” Trump said, citing as an example the need for…
Judge Sets February Deadline in Push to Resume Pipeline Construction…
Despite complaints that developers lose $20 million every week that construction of the Dakota Access pipeline is delayed, a federal judge set a tentative February deadline in the fight to force government approval…
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Statement on Dakota Access Pipeline Decision…
Army Corps Denies Dakota Access Pipeline Permit…
After the Army Corps of Engineers said on Sunday afternoon it would not permit the North Dakota Access Pipeline to pass under Lake Oahe, a reservoir formed by a dam on the Missouri River, activists said the decision was a stunning win for grassroots activism that had captured the imagination of people across the country…
Over 2000 Veterans To Form Human Shield At Dakota Pipeline Protest…
Following the overwhelming interest in the newly formed group “Veterans Stand for Standing Rock”, Reuters reports more than 2,000 U.S. military veterans plan to form a human shield to protect protesters of a pipeline project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota…
#DAPL Protesters Won’t Be Removed from Federal Lands…
Day of Action: More than 200 Protests Planned Against Dakota Access Pipeline…
Demonstrators across the US are planning to hold more than 200 rallies against the Dakota Access Pipeline on Tuesday. The ‘Day of Action’ is expected to be the largest protest against the pipeline since the government halted the project in September…
Over 100 Arrested In Brutal Police Crackdown On Standing Rock ‘Water Protectors’…
At least 107 people were arrested and police used ‘less lethal’ weapons on members of the media, including a MintPress News reporter, as they cleared a camp and road blockade near the Dakota Access pipeline construction site…
“We’re Going to Call That a Win”: Water Protectors Promise More Protests as Felony Charges Dropped…
At the Morton County Courthouse in North Dakota on Monday, authorities dropped or rejected multiple felony and misdemeanor charges against water protectors involved in the ongoing resistance to the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline…