The energy company behind the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has reported hundreds of thousands of gallons of spills from pipelines between 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis released earlier this month. According to the Feb. 6 report from the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and DisasterMap.net, Energy Transfer Partners and its subsidiary Sunoco have filed […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will grant Energy Transfer Partners the final easement to finish the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), according to a court filing Tuesday. The permit will allow construction for a tunnel under Lake Oahe, a reservoir that is part of the Missouri River. Breaking: Dept. of Army statement announces approval of […]
By Mark Trahant Jenni Monet, a Native American journalist, was arrested last week while covering Standing Rock. You’d think that would trigger a lot of support from the national and regional news media. There is an idea in law enforcement called the “thin blue line.” It basically means that police work together. A call goes […]
“Thousands” of U.S. military veterans and volunteers are readying their return to Standing Rock as President Donald Trump tries to move the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) forward and clashes between law enforcement and Water Protectors continue to break out. “We are committed to the people of Standing Rock, we are committed to nonviolence and we […]
Seventy-six Water Protectors were arrested following a clash with law enforcement at Standing Rock on Wednesday afternoon. The arrests came a day after federal officials claimed that the final controversial easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) had been granted. https://twitter.com/EcoWatch/status/826986028917481472 Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Rob Keller told BBC News that the arrests were […]
The acting secretary of the Army has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to issue the final easement for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who issued two separate statements Tuesday night. 5 Disturbing DAPL Developments You Need to Know https://t.co/naKM5PSb8k @KXLBlockade @BoldNebraska — […]
[Editor’s note: Skagit County jury did not convict Ken Ward of two felony counts stemming from an act of civil disobedience in October 2016. After more than five hours of deliberation, Ward’s three-day trial ended in a hung jury, with at least one juror refusing to convict. The judge officially declared a mistrial. There will […]
By Freshet Collective On Jan. 27, attorneys representing the first 10 water protectors arrested in actions against the Dakota Access Pipeline in early August 2016 renewed their motion for a change of venue, on grounds that the state did not adequately respond to the motion and is not taking basic steps to assess bias among […]
By Steve Horn On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders calling for the approval of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines, owned by Energy Transfer Partners and TransCanada, respectively. He also signed an order calling for expedited environmental reviews of domestic infrastructure projects, such as pipelines. Trump to Sign Two Executive […]
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