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Sanders And Other High-Profile Names Protest Against N.D. Pipeline

6:19am September 14, 2016

by Amy Sisk

People in dozens of cities protested against the North Dakota Access Pipeline on Tuesday, including Sen. Bernie Sanders. In North Dakota, where the opposition began, more protesters were arrested.

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Supporters Speak Out In Favor Of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline

6:26pm September 13, 2016

by Jeff Brady

As protests over the Dakota Access oil pipeline keep growing, those in favor of the project are beginning to speak out — even as the company stops work on the pipeline.

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Rallies Planned Across The Country To Support N.D. Oil Pipeline Protesters

9:53am September 13, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe vow to continue their protest against an oil pipeline under construction in North Dakota. They're preparing for a long, cold winter.

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Red Wolf Territory Sharply Reduced Under New Federal Plan

6:00am September 13, 2016

by JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press

Federal officials announced plans Monday to sharply reduce the territory of the world's only wild population of red wolves — a move that conservationists say will relegate the endangered animals to

Young men chop wood at a family's camp circle in the protest camp.

N.D. Pipeline Protester: 'It's About Our Rights As Native People'

10:01am September 12, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Protesters continue to gather at the site of a proposed oil pipeline despite Friday's announcement that the government would pause construction on federally owned land.

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Wood-Boring Beetles: A Pain In The Ash

9:25am September 12, 2016

by David Ford

North Carolina forests may soon be under threat by an intruder the size of a thumbnail.

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In Victory For Protesters, Obama Administration Halts North Dakota Pipeline

5:11pm September 10, 2016

by Amy Sisk

An Obama administration decision to suspend construction on a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota is a game changer for efforts to protect tribal lands, officials say.

Native American protestors gather at a construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony. Over 1,000 people, most Native American, have gathered at two prayer camps along the Cannonball River near its confluence with the

At The Sacred Stone Camp, A Coalition Joins Forces To Protect The Land

9:54am September 10, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Hundreds of Native Americans and their supporters have gathered in North Dakota to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Federal Government Halts Construction Of Part Of North Dakota Pipeline

8:44am September 10, 2016

Tribal members protested the building of the controversial pipeline, near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, because it would cut across burial grounds and threaten the reservation's water supply.

Louisiana Flooding Swamps Agriculture

8:44am September 10, 2016

by Tegan Wendland

When deadly flooding rains swamped southern Louisiana last month, it destroyed lives and property. And it also caused millions of dollars of damage to the state's agriculture industry.