pipelines

Demonstrators chant and hold up signs as they gather in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline in September.

Trump's Election Overshadows Energy Pipeline Protests Around The U.S.

1:11pm November 15, 2016

by Marie Cusick

Pipelines are center stage in a fight over the nation's energy future, concerns about climate change and private property rights. Donald Trump's election means the battles are likely to continue.

A pipeline replica sign in Cushing, Okla., in 2015.

Earthquake Shakes Oklahoma Oil Storage Hub

1:49pm November 07, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The magnitude 5.0 quake damaged buildings in Cushing, Okla., the largest commercial crude oil storage center in North America. No damage to oil storage facilities or nearby pipelines was reported.

Protesters march to a construction site for the Dakota Access Pipeline in September.

Protests Disrupt Pipelines Across The West

5:11pm October 12, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

On Tuesday, activists targeted five pipelines carrying crude oil into the U.S. from Canada, as construction resumed on a North Dakota pipeline. Twenty-seven protesters were arrested.

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip shakes the hands of First Nation leaders after they sign the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion during an announcement on oil sands pipelines Thursday at the Musqueam Community Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Dozens Of U.S., Canadian Tribes Unite Against Proposed Oil Pipelines

4:57pm September 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

At least 50 First Nations and tribes signed a treaty Thursday opposing tar sands expansion plans that they view as "a collective threat to our Nations."

Miller Farm, the terminus of Van Syckel's pipeline, in 1868. The oil was pumped to Miller Farm and then transported by railroad.

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Even Pickaxes Couldn't Stop The Nation's First Oil Pipeline

8:20pm February 24, 2015

by Uri Berliner

The debate over Keystone XL is nothing compared to the battle over the nation's first commercial oil pipeline. It transformed how energy was transported forever — but not without sabotage and threats.

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