Owned by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the $3.8 billion, 1,172-mile project would carry almost a half-million barrels of crude oil daily from North Dakota’s oil fields through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois, where shippers can access Midwest and Gulf Coast markets.
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People have come from as far as NY and Alaska, as well as Canada. She said some of the youth runners will present a banner, containing a declaration of peace, to North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission Executive Director Scott Davis.
The Standing Rock Sioux, whose tribal lands are a half-mile south of the proposed route, say the pipeline would desecrate sacred burial and prayer sites, and could leak oil into the Missouri and Cannon Ball rivers, on which the tribe relies for water.
The Sacred Stones Overflow Camp is growing in size and number as more people arrive at the site along North Dakota Highway 1806 and across the Cannonball River from the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 in Morton County, N.D. The tribe also says ancient sacred sites have been disturbed during construction.
Hundreds of people have gathered in three states in a show of solidarity with protesters trying to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that will move oil from North Dakota to IL. “A lot of people are out here with their children”.
The ruling on a Native American tribe’s request for a temporary restraining order on construction comes one day after Gov. Jack Dalrymple activated the state National Guard “in the event they are needed to support law enforcement response efforts”, according to a National Guard spokesman.
On Thursday, North Dakota’s archaeologist said that piece of private land was not previously surveyed by the state would be surveyed next week and that if artifacts are found, pipeline work still could cease.
The Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association asked U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday to send federal monitors to the protest site, alleging racial profiling and other transgressions are happening.
Kate Silvertooth, who has no tribal affiliation, spent Thursday driving to the protest from Loveland, Colorado.
“People standing up against a $3.8 billion pipeline I just felt moved to come here”, she said.
Protesters disputed the authorities’ account, saying guards used pepper spray and tear gas on numerous demonstrators.
Proponents of the pipeline argue it is cost-effective, environmentally responsible and a safe way to move crude oil that would reduce US dependence on foreign oil. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said Tuesday that the charges would be for trespassing and vandalism.
Stein’s campaign spokeswoman acknowledged Stein spray-painted construction equipment Tuesday.
A demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota turned violent on Saturday. Filed on behalf of the tribe by environmental group Earthjustice, the suit says the project violates several federal laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act, and will disturb sacred sites outside of the 2.3-million acre reservation.
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A federal judge is set to deliver a key ruling on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline that has drawn thousands of protesters to a construction site in North Dakota in recent weeks. The state’s Private Investigation and Security Board received complaints about the use of dogs and will look into whether the private security personnel at the site are properly registered and licensed, board attorney Monte Rogneby said Friday, adding that he would not name the firms.
