Protests were scheduled throughout the day in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and numerous other cities.
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“It doesn’t feel in any way like a protest”, said Finn, who’s a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
It will stretch from North Dakota to IL going underneath the Missouri River.
But the Justice Department stepped in, saying U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would not authorize building the pipeline on Corps land until it reviews environmental issues surrounding the project.
“This pipeline must be stopped!”.
On Tuesday, about 100 demonstrators blocked traffic as they marched through downtown Toronto afternoon to protest construction of the oil pipeline. “The water blessing this evening is meant to bring awareness and bless out wetlands”, says Lightfoot Holm.
Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Donnell Preskey says about 50 law enforcement authorities responded to the site near Glen Ullin late Tuesday morning.
In North Dakota protests ended in arrests, with 22 people cuffed after two locked themselves to work equipment.
Demonstrators say they hope this will move more people to act and speak out against pipelines.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said the pipeline threatens sacred tribal lands and the water supply for residents in the region. The suit claimed that the pipeline violates the National Historic Preservation Act and other laws.
Preskey did not immediately know how many people had been arrested or what charges the might face.
“The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will continue to explore all legal, legislative, and administrative options to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline”, said Dave Archambault II, chairman of the group in a media statement.
The tribe is challenging the Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant about 200 permits at water crossings for pipeline, which goes through the Dakotas and Iowa to IL.
“No person who has property should be forced to lose that property, because an oil or gas company wants to take their land.” said Ponton.
Carlos Lauria is senior program coordinator for the Americas with the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Even so, the Corps wrote in a filing, the agency said it supports a temporary halt of construction on the route while federal officials consider whether there needs to be a more rigorous round of assessments on the 1,170-mile, $3.8 billion pipeline.
