The debate over the construction of an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota is now a national issue.
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PAUSE members said the protest in North Dakota resonates with them due to their concerns about trains carrying oil through the Capital Region.
Granting the injunction would threaten the entire $3.8 billion project at a point when construction is nearing completion, the company said.
The Dakota Access dispute is cresting 10 months after President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada Corp.’s plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, which had faced opposition in Nebraska.
The video for the track shows images from the news, including recent protests of the oil pipeline. In addition, the pipeline would run through the tribe’s only water source, the Missouri River.
Protester Carolyn Scherf of Dubuque, Iowa says she’s concerned the finished pipe could leak or break and contaminate rivers.
In addition to Young’s song on North Dakota’s pipeline, he’s also written detailed songs on what he refers to as American civil-disobedience, Vulture noted.
A federal judge in Bismarck has dropped a temporary restraining order against Standing Rock Sioux tribal leaders who were sued by the company developing the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline.
[1] Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, D.D.C. The project, he notes, was approved without appropriate consultation with the Tribe.
The ruling stops construction within 20 miles on either side of Lake Oahe.
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North Dakota District Judge Hovland’s September 16 order dissolves any federal court prohibition on protests against the pipeline and leaves it up to local authorities and the criminal courts to deal with those accused of breaking the law. If completed, the pipeline will transport 470,000 barrels per day. They argued that “99.98 percent” of the pipeline’s route was through private land which doesn’t fall under federal jurisdiction. “I want to encourage those who are using the permitted area to be good stewards and help us to protect these valuable resources”, Henderson said.
