In a recent news story, Energy & Environment Reporter Ellen Gilmer spoke to members of the North Dakota Public Service Commission on the Dakota Access Pipeline – and the ongoing protest being driven by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Gilmer notes that regulators from the North Dakota’s Public Service Commission were frankly surprised see such…
Last week, elected officials sent another letter to President Obama asking him to halt Dakota Access by conducting an Environmental Impact Statement for the entire project route. The letter was penned by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and called the Dakota Access Pipeline “not…
Despite repeated calls from lawmakers and law enforcement officials to conduct their opposition peacefully, the ongoing Dakota Access Pipeline protest continues to display repeated acts of lawlessness. As Standing Rock Fact Checker has noted repeatedly, local ranchers and community members have become increasingly fearful of the protest and its impact spilling over into their communities….
More news outlets are reporting that there are potentially rival factions emerging from within the protest camp at Sacred Stone. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault appears to be losing control of the protest site. On KX4’s Point of View with Chris Berg, Sheriff Paul Laney noted the following: “The majority, the mass amounts…
Yesterday, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to President Obama asking him to halt Dakota Access construction and to conduct a full Environmental Impact Study on the project – a move that would effectively delay the project. In response, The Laborers’…
In a recent article from the Williston Herald, Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak laid out some facts about buried pipelines that are being overlooked. The pipeline is to be drilled more than 90 feet below the water table—separated from the river by many layers of clay and shale The pipeline will have epoxy coatings to…
In an editorial, Inforum called on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to end their protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Citing an array of reasons the protest is in fact dangerous and unlawful, the editorial board also calls on the federal government to intervene as their presence is noticeably lacking. Patience among law enforcement personnel…
Following today’s letter from Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the MAIN Coalition has issued the following statement criticizing the letter and its intent to politicize the pipeline: “There is no legitimate reason, whatsoever, for the federal government to request another environmental study for…
On Monday, a 200 person protest got out of control and eventually led to the arrest of 27 Dakota Access protestors, the most the ongoing protest has seen in a single day. According to a press conference featuring Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney, “That was not a protest. That was not prayerful. That was a riot…Today…
A press release from Our Revolution declaring solidarity with Dakota Access opponents contained a couple of myths. First: Tuesday’s protest in North Dakota was not peaceful, according to local police. Yesterday, the Dakota Access Pipeline saw arguably its most contentious day of opposition as 27 protestors were arrested after a 200 person protest got out…
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