Authorities in southern North Dakota say more than 30 protesters have been arrested in the last two days at a Dakota Access pipeline construction site north of Almont.
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Last Friday, a federal judge rejected an attempt by Standing Rock Sioux tribal leaders to halt the pipeline’s construction, only to have the USA government block the undertaking moments later. Check out a map of the proposed pipeline’s approximate route below, with explainers in key areas. “Our fight isn’t over until there is permanent protection of our people and resources from the pipeline”.
People opposed to the $3.7 billion project held a rally and march in Denver Thursday night.
“One time? Maybe when the colonized us”, a female protester said before citing the Trail of Tears. They also asked the pipeline company to voluntarily stop work on a 40-mile stretch, though it isn’t clear whether Energy Transfer Partners has complied.
Approximately 150 people gathered in front of the Boulder County Courthouse on Tuesday to show solidarity with Dakota Access pipeline protesters in North Dakota.
In fact, from 2012 to 2013, North Dakota has seen over 300 cases of oil pipeline breaks. Energy Transfer Partners says the pipeline will pump millions into local economies and create 8,000 to 12,000 construction jobs.
National Nurses United Friday welcomed the move by the federal government to stop construction on the Dakota Access pipeline project that has been the center of protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and supporters.
In Washington, Sanders was joined at the rally by a couple of Standing Rock Sioux members, including a girl who had joined about a dozen people this summer in running a petition signed by 140,000 people from North Dakota to Washington. He denied the request of the Native Americans for a temporary injunction against the 1,172-mile pipeline that would transport Bakken Shale oil to IL.
Such federal interventions could delay or halt work on other needed infrastructure and energy projects, he said.
Kelcy Warren, chief executive of Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the project, said in a statement to employees that the pipeline will be safer than rail and trucks for transporting oil.
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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sued the Corps in federal court over its decision to issue a permit to cross Lake Oahe, arguing the agency failed to properly consult the tribe and consider the pipeline’s impact on sacred sites.
