North Dakota Lawmaker Calls on Army Corps to Provide Details on Dakota Access, Again

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven once again called on the Assistant Secretary of the Army of Civil Works to provide details about Dakota Access’ delay. Following weeks of violent protests and no inkling of a decision from the Army or the President, Sen. Hoeven called on the federal government to explain their inaction. “In light…

Dakota Access Protestors Continue To Remove Media Crews They Don’t Agree With

Dakota Access Pipeline protestors have certainly benefitted from the media storm their illegal protest has created. While some outlets allow protestors and activists to go unchecked, some have attempted to do their journalistic due diligence and report on the facts—much to the dismay of protestors. In a recent Facebook post, protestors slammed Vice’s “negative” coverage…

North Dakota Lawmakers Call on the President to Issue Final Dakota Access Easement and Protect North Dakota’s Citizens

In a letter, Senator John Hoeven, Congressman Kevin Cramer and Governor Jack Dalrymple called on President Obama to “direct the Army Corps to follow established regulatory criteria and approve the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline crossing at Lake Oahe. In addition, we recommend federal resources be deployed expeditiously to protect people and property…

Permanent Structures Being Built on Federal Land in Violation of Corps

Unsurprisingly, the Dakota Access protestors continue to act in direct violation of laws and regulations. Earlier this year when the US Army Corps issued a special ruling allowing protestors to temporarily use the Corps’ federal land to stage their protest. However, the announcement also noted that “permission will be required for activities identified in Title…

Dakota Access Protestors Once Again Show Protest is Not Peaceful

Again, protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline have shown their proclivity for violent and illegal protesting. In yet another attempt to occupy private land, protestors spent hours in a tense standoff with law enforcement that was eventually ended with law enforcement using non-lethal means of crowd dispersion. Despite what many outlets are reporting, protestors had…

Wyden – Merkley Letter Ignores Consultation, Review Process, Reality

In a letter sent to President Obama, Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley disregard the over 400 individual meetings held between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Native American tribes regarding the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Furthermore they ignore the fact that despite multiple attempts to reach out to the Standing Rock Sioux…

Emotional Letter from House Democratic Members Does Not Reflect Facts

An emotional letter sent by Reps. Grijalva (D-AZ), Huffman (D-CA), and 21 Members of Congress to the White House, once again ignores the reality that the protests in Cannonball, North Dakota have not been peaceful. Professional agitators have set fires, slaughtered livestock, fired at gun at law enforcement officers, burned a bridge,terrorized journalists, and repeatedly trespassed on private property….

Occupy Democrats Spreads Misinformation on Dakota Access

A recent article posted by Occupy Democrats spreads patently false information about recent developments on the Dakota Access Pipeline. The title alone – “The Army Corps Just Shut Down Construction Of Dakota Pipeline” – sufficiently betrays the author’s uninformed position on the project. While the Corps has not granted its final easement for construction under…

Statement from the MAIN Coalition on further Delay

Today’s decision is yet another attempt at death by delay and is a stunning rebuke of the Army Corps of Engineers, the federal civil service, four state governments, and the rule of law.  This extrajudicial, political decision is exactly why hard-working Americans across the country rejected a third Obama term.  By its own review and…

Kelcy Warren Responds to Artists’ Letter, Highlights Dakota Access Facts

In response, to a letter sent last month by bluegrass artist the Indigo Girls, Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren wrote back and fact checked a few of the misinformation in the letter by the Indigo Girls. In his letter, Warren highlights that while Dakota Access has certainly become a point of contention for Native…

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