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Pope appears to back native tribes in Dakota Access Pipeline conflict

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Thousands protested Dakota Access Pipeline last year By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Pope Francis appeared on Wednesday to back Native Americans seeking to halt part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying indigenous cultures have a right to defend “their ancestral relationship to the earth”. The Latin American pope, who has often […]

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Judge denies tribes’ request to block final link in Dakota Access pipeline

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Dakota Access pipeline could be operational by early May By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday denied a request by Native American tribes seeking to halt construction of the final link in the Dakota Access Pipeline, the controversial project that has sparked months of protests by activists aimed

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Native tribes to urge judge to block final link in Dakota Access pipeline

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Two tribes argue Dakota Access pipeline would prevent them from practicing religious ceremonies By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Native American tribes seeking a halt to construction of the final link in the Dakota Access Pipeline will argue in federal court on Monday that the project will prevent them from practicing religious ceremonies

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Construction resumes on Dakota Access pipeline despite tribe’s legal challenge

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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

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Standing Rock Sioux files new legal challenge against Dakota Access Pipeline

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“This administration has expressed utter and complete disregard for not only our treaty and water rights, but the environment as a whole”: Standing Rock Sioux Feb 9 (Reuters) – The Standing Rock Sioux filed a last-ditch legal challenge on Thursday to block the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline project after the company constructing it won

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Standing Rock Sioux says running out of options to stop Dakota Access Pipeline

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Thousands have opposed Dakota Access Pipeline By Ernest Scheyder and Terray Sylvester HOUSTON/CANNON BALL, N.D., Feb 8 (Reuters) – The leader of a Native American tribe attempting to block the Dakota Access oil pipeline said on Wednesday the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe may have exhausted legal options to stop the project after the company building it won federal

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Controversial Dakota Access pipeline to go ahead after Army approval

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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

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