dakota access

Judge Delivers Blow To Trump Administration In Dakota Access Fight

1:21pm June 15, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The federal judge found the Trump administration failed to follow environmental procedures. While the ruling doesn't order a halt to pipeline operations, it does open the door to that possibility.

Police move through the camp of protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D., in February. Despite months of protests by Native American tribes and environmental groups, crude oil is now flowing through the pipeline.

Crude Oil Begins To Flow Through Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline

8:25pm June 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"Just because the oil is flowing now doesn't mean that it can't be stopped," said Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II. Tribes and environmental groups have fought against the pipeline.

Demonstrators march from an encampment on the banks of the Cannonball River to a nearby construction site for the Dakota Access Pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony in September 2016.

Key Moments In The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight

5:02pm February 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

An overview of multiple legal challenges and protests since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considered approving a section of the pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.

Piles of debris remain at camp. Some of these items were donated by people who support the movement. Others were abandoned by protesters who left camp.

National

Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Clean Up As Deadline Looms

9:20am February 22, 2017

by Amy Sisk

They have until Wednesday to clean up and go home. Authorities want protesters off the land before the river thaws and floods the camp.

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Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered at Columbus Circle in New York for a protest march to Trump Tower after the president signed an order to advance the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.

Dakota Access Pipeline Foes: We Aren't Done Fighting Yet

5:51pm January 25, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Opponents of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines say that President Trump's new executive memo is a disappointment. But it's one that they have been gearing up for.

Much of the nearly 180,000 gallons of crude oil spilled went into the Ash Coulee Creek, just 150 miles from the Dakota Access pipeline protest camp.

Environment

Pipeline Spill Adds To Concerns About Dakota Access Pipeline

12:02pm December 15, 2016

by Leigh Paterson

A crude oil pipeline in western North Dakota has leaked nearly 200,000 barrels of oil. The scene is about 150 miles west of where protesters have been fighting the Dakota Access pipeline.

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Police use a water canon to spray protesters during a clash overnight near Cannon Ball., N.D.

Police, Protesters Clash Near Dakota Access Pipeline Route

3:16pm November 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Both sides faced off overnight on a highway bridge that has been a flashpoint in the ongoing protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline. At least one person was arrested.

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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