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Norway’s Biggest Bank Is ‘Reconsidering Its Participation’ in Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline

By EcoWatch / November 8, 2016

By Andy Rowell The protests by First Nations against the North Dakota Pipeline are beginning to rattle the funders behind the highly controversial scheme. This means that the pipeline that once seemed unstoppable is increasingly looking vulnerable. https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1333980263281574/ We have news that one of the banks behind the scheme is reconsidering its involvement. On Monday, […]

Drone Footage Shows Dakota Access Pipeline Company Ignored Request to Halt Construction on Disputed Land

By EcoWatch / November 6, 2016

City Council to Governor: Bring Home Our State Troopers

By EcoWatch / November 4, 2016

Josh Fox: ‘I Have Never Seen Anything Like This’

By EcoWatch / November 3, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Pepper Sprayed in Latest Standoff

By Unicorn Riot / November 3, 2016

15 Indigenous Women on the Frontlines of the Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance

By Women's Earth & Climate Action Network / October 29, 2016

Interviews collected by Emily Arasim and Osprey Orielle Lake Indigenous women from across North America stand on the frontline of ongoing action to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They stand to protect the Earth, water, global climate, and the sacred sites, Indigenous rights and communities of the region. Osprey Orielle Lake “It is […]

Al Gore: First Amendment Rights Must Be Protected for Those Peacefully Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline

By EcoWatch / October 26, 2016

I stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. We have witnessed inspiring and brave acts by Native Americans and their allies who are defending and trying to protect their sacred sites and the safety of their sole source of water. The fossil fuel industry—and the owners of […]

100+ Militarized Police Deployed Against Native American Water Protectors

By EcoWatch / October 17, 2016

On Saturday, hundreds of people temporarily stopped work at multiple construction sites at the site of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline. One person reportedly delayed work for up to six hours by locking to an excavator. At least 14 people were arrested. Democracy Now! began covering the action just after dawn, from the main […]

Obama Approved 2 Pipelines to Mexico Amid Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

By EcoWatch / September 20, 2016

By Steve Horn On Sept. 9, the Obama administration revoked authorization for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) on federally controlled lands and asked the pipeline’s owners, led by Energy Transfer Partners, to voluntarily halt construction on adjacent areas at the center of protests by Native Americans and supporters. However, at the same time […]

Thousands Rally Nationwide Demanding Permanent End to Dakota Access Pipeline

By EcoWatch / September 14, 2016

Thousands of people across the country joined more than 200 rallies in nearly all 50 states to call on President Obama to stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their fight to protect their water and sacred cultural sites from the Dakota Access Pipeline. At a rally in front of the White House, Sen. […]

Federal Agencies Step in After Judge Denies Tribe’s Request to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline

By EcoWatch / 14 hours ago

By Larry Buhl and Steve Horn Friday afternoon brought a roller coaster of emotions for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and supporters in the battle to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) near the tribe’s North Dakota reservation. Shortly after a federal judge rejected the tribe’s emergency legal challenge, a joint statement by […]