Two American Indian tribes have asked a federal judge to stop construction of the last stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline, adding a religious freedom component to their argument that it would endanger their cultural sites and water supply. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to hear arguments Monday afternoon. […]
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