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Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Dakota Access Pipeline Appeal

Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Dakota Access Pipeline Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider an appeal by Energy Transfer, the Dallas-based operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), over a 2020 ruling requiring an environmental review of the oil pipeline, The Guardian reported. The lawsuit was brought by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who — along with the Cheyenne River Sioux […]

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    Appeals Court Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown Order

    Appeals Court Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown Order

    The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline won a reprieve Wednesday when an appeals court canceled a lower court order mandating the pipeline be shut down and emptied of oil while a full environmental impact statement is completed. The shutdown order, which would have gone into effect Wednesday, marked the first time a major oil pipeline was […]

    2 Women Charged With Conspiracy, Arson Over 2017 Dakota Pipeline Protests

    2 Women Charged With Conspiracy, Arson Over 2017 Dakota Pipeline Protests

    Federal authorities on Wednesday charged two women who set fire to machinery and attempted to pierce portions of the Dakota Access Pipeline with torches with counts of conspiracy and arson. Ruby Montoya and Jessica Reznicek worked in November of 2016 to damage the controversial pipeline, hosting a news conference in July of 2017 in front […]

    Texas Bill Would Make Protesting Pipelines a Felony on Par With Attempted Murder

    Texas Bill Would Make Protesting Pipelines a Felony on Par With Attempted Murder

    By Eoin Higgins A bill making its way through the Texas legislature would make protesting pipelines a third-degree felony, the same as attempted murder. H.B. 3557, which is under consideration in the state Senate after passing the state House earlier this month, ups penalties for interfering in energy infrastructure construction by making the protests a […]

    The City of Angels Funds Some Hellish Fossil Fuel Projects

    The City of Angels Funds Some Hellish Fossil Fuel Projects

    By Doug Norlen This month the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a startling report, which finds that severe impacts of climate change are happening much sooner than previously expected, and that countries must take far more aggressive actions to avoid the most catastrophic impacts. The report finds that the burning of fossil […]