Dakota Access Pipeline

Future of controversial Dakota Access pipeline's river crossing remains unclear

3:14pm September 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Federal officials released a draft environmental review of the pipeline, but said they're waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line's river crossing in North Dakota.

Court Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown As Legal Fight Goes Forward

10:27am July 15, 2020

A federal appellate court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to shut down and empty the controversial oil pipeline. The operator, Energy Transfer, can continue pumping while the case is pending.

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its supporters, shown here during a demonstration in 2017, have opposed the Dakota Access Pipeline for years.

Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Must Be Emptied For Now

3:48pm July 06, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

A federal judge has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to produce a full environmental review. Until then, oil must stop flowing through the controversial pipeline.

Native American tribes and their supporters protested against the Dakota Access Pipeline. This rally was outside the White House in 2017.

Judge Orders Environmental Review Of Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline

7:32pm March 25, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

It is a major victory for the Native American tribes and environmental groups fighting against the project. The judge has not decided whether oil can still flow in the meantime.

Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, stands outside court in Washington in October 2016, where appeals court judges heard his tribe's challenge to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Voted Out Of Office

8:24pm September 28, 2017

by Jeff Brady

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault lost a re-election bid after a controversial campaign to block the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Greenpeace activists hang a banner from the rafters at a bank shareholders' meeting earlier this year in Zurich, calling for it to "STOP DIRTY PIPELINE DEALS!" Also on the banner are hashtags supporting Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.

Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Sues Greenpeace For 'Criminal Activity'

6:30pm August 22, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Energy Transfer Partners alleges Greenpeace and other "eco-terrorist groups" tried to block its pipeline with "campaigns of misinformation." Greenpeace says the suit is a bid to "silence free speech."

Pipes for the Dakota Access Pipeline are stacked at a staging area in Worthing, S.D., in 2015.

Norwegian Pension Fund Divests From Companies Behind DAPL

7:42pm March 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

KLP is pulling millions of dollars it has invested in companies building and owning the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision was reportedly driven by pressure from Norway's indigenous Sami peoples.

Demonstrators march in Washington, D.C., on Friday, calling on the Trump administration to meet with tribal leaders and opposing construction of the nearly complete Dakota Access Pipeline.

'He Needs To Listen To Us.' Protesters Call On Trump To Respect Native Sovereignty

5:32pm March 10, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., were urging the Trump administration to meet with tribal leaders, and protesting the construction of the nearly complete Dakota Access Pipeline.

A protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline on March 4 in New York City.

Dakota Access Pipeline Court Challenge Denied, Oil Could Flow As Soon As Next Week

4:45pm March 07, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

A federal judge denied a request from the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River tribes to halt construction on the final piece of the pipeline in North Dakota.

An upside-down American flag waves over a roadblock set up by protestors at the main entry to the Oceti Sakowin camp.

Protesters Leave Dakota Access Pipeline Area; Some Stay And Are Arrested

8:52pm February 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The governor of North Dakota had set Wednesday as the evacuation deadline for the largest protest camp. The Trump administration is allowing the pipeline to be built, despite the protests.