

Nation Jun 03

The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline began shipping oil Thursday after months of protests by nearly 300 tribes created a national movement and drew international attention.
By Synclaire Cruel
Nation Feb 15

On Feb. 8 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reversed course and issued an easement allowing the installation of the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. That decision followed a presidential memorandum indicating…
By Monte Mills for The Conversation
Nation Feb 09

Construction resumed on the Dakota Access pipeline project this week. Energy Transfer Partners says the pipeline could be operational as early as June.
By Courtney Norris
Nation Feb 07

In a letter to Congress, the Army said it was clearing the way for the completion of the four-state, 1,170-mile pipeline.
By Joshua Barajas
Jan 18

By Mark Scialla
Groups inspired by the Standing Rock movement are protesting the Trans-Pecos Pipeline in Texas, while similar clashes sprout across the country.
Dec 10

By Courtney Norris
In the standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline, neither side is calling it quits after a recent decision by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to halt a final leg of the project.
Dec 05

By PBS NewsHour
On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers denied a crucial permit for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was set to snake half a mile south of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. But is the victory for the tribe…
The decision is seen as a victory by the thousands of ‘water protectors’ who have journeyed to the North Dakota prairie to protest the energy project.
Dec 04

By Michael D. Regan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday they would not grant easement for the pipeline construction under Lake Oahe.
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