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Dakota Access Pipeline oil spill response plan ordered by US judge
Dakota Access plan to be created by April 2018 A federal judge has ordered the owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline to work alongside local Native American tribes and the Army Corps of Engineers to create an oil-spill response plan for the controversial pipeline by next April. US District Judge James Boasberg says his decision […]
Dakota Access Pipeline keeps delivering oil during legal battle
Additional review of environmental impact of Dakota Access Pipeline underway A judge has ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline will continue to transport oil even though authorities are currently conducting an additional environmental impact review. Last week in Washington, US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in favour of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River […]
Army Corps of Engineers did not consider Dakota Access Pipeline impact: Judge
Unclear if judge will stop Dakota Access Pipeline oil flow Two Native American tribes who opposed the Dakota Access Pipeline scored a legal victory this week when a US District Judge ruled the Army Corps of Engineers did not fully consider the pipeline’s impact on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. According to a Reuters report, […]
Dakota Access Pipeline to start interstate delivery on May 14
Dakota Access Pipeline carries Bakken crude to Illinois The Dakota Access Pipeline will start shipping Bakken crude on May 14, according to a tariff filed with the US Federal Regulatory Commission. On Thursday, Energy Transfer Partners LP filed the tariff, which details the pipeline and oil to be delivered, with the commission. The $3.8 billion Dakota Access […]
Governor, Army Corps block deadline extension for Dakota Access protesters
Dakota Access protesters fear conflicts with law enforcement By Terray Sylvester Feb 16 (Reuters) – Federal officials and North Dakota’s governor on Thursday refused to extend next week’s evacuation deadline for activists living in camps that have been a base for months for demonstrations against the multibillion-dollar Dakota Access oil pipeline. Opponents of the 1,170-mile […]
Construction resumes on Dakota Access pipeline despite tribe’s legal challenge
Dakota Access easement granted, drilling under Lake Oahe begins By Terray Sylvester and Liz Hampton CANNON BALL, N.D./HOUSTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The company building an oil pipeline that has fueled sustained public protests said on Thursday it has started drilling under a North Dakota lake despite a last-ditch legal challenge from a Native American tribe leading […]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers grants easement for Dakota Access pipeline
Dakota Access pipeline opposed by Native American tribes, climate activists WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it had granted on Wednesday an easement to Dakota Access LLC to allow the installation of a light crude oil pipeline under federal lands managed by the Corps at the Oahe Reservoir. The […]
Controversial Dakota Access pipeline to go ahead after Army approval
Dakota Access delayed for months due to protests By Valerie Volcovici and Ernest Scheyder WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the project despite opposition from Native American tribes and climate activists. In […]
Activist ire rises as Dakota Access pipeline review begins
Standing Rock Sioux asked Dakota Access pipeline protesters to return for another demonstration By Valerie Volcovici and Terray Sylvester WASHINGTON/CANNON BALL, N.D., Feb 1 (Reuters) – Activists protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project expressed alarm on Wednesday after federal lawmakers from the state said the final permit had been granted for the project – a […]
U.S Army to begin environmental study of Dakota Access pipeline
Demonstrators renew opposition to Dakota Access pipeline this week By Timothy Mclaughlin Jan 18 (Reuters) – On Wednesday, the U.S. Army began the process of launching an environmental study of the Dakota Access pipeline crossing in North Dakota, a move that has been challenged by the company constructing the controversial project. The Army said on Wednesday […]
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