Bernie Sanders has called for United States authorities to change the energy system and not build more pipelines at a Dakota Access protest outside the White House.
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The action comes after hundreds gathered in front of the White House Tuesday to protest the pipeline as part of a wider “Day of Action”. Native Americans, including the directly impacted Standing Rock Sioux, complained that the construction would disrupt sacred tribal sites.
A federal judge denied the tribe’s request for an injunction September 9, but three federal agencies announced soon after that construction would not be allowed on Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe for now. The objective of the pipeline is to transport between 470,000 and 570,000 barrels of oil per day between the Bakken field of North Dakota and oil storage facilities in IL.
Joel DyerProtesters march on Boulder, Colorado’s Pearl Street Mall in opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline. They say the river is their main source of drinking water, and they are concerned about contamination.
In his memo, Warren said concerns about the pipeline’s impact on the local water supply “are unfounded” and noted the line runs adjacent to an existing natural gas pipeline.
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled against the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe last week after the tribe filed a lawsuit claiming that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated environmental and historical preservation laws when it approved the project.
The 1,172-mile pipeline is being built by Texas company Energy Transfer Partners.
The pipeline construction has triggered a series of protests that have drawn thousands of protestors.
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Environmental and Native American rights activists participate in a demonstration against the Dakota Access oil Pipeline, in Los Angeles, California, September 12, 2016. “The water blessing this evening is meant to bring awareness and bless out wetlands”, says Lightfoot Holm. His office says the state and Morton County have spent a combined $1.1 million so far to police the protests.
