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 [of protesters] are calm and they are peaceful, but that two to three hundred people, who are not from North Dakota, are looking for a confrontation, they want a confrontation.…

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 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 prevent corrosion, and its pressure will be monitored round-the-clock
• The pipe will also be thicker under the lake, and there will be block valves at either end so the particular section in question can be isolated in a worst case scenario

As Standing Rock Fact Checker frequently argues, crude rail is a more dangerous method for transporting oil from the Bakken Formation than pipelines.…

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.…

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 the Dakota Access Pipeline – to do so is nothing more than a ploy to kill the project by unnecessary and undetermined delay.…

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.…

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 of control in some sites.…

The US Army Corps of Engineers filed a brief on Tuesday detailing the lengthy approval process for the Dakota Access Pipeline.  The Corps concluded that the pipeline’s consultation process met all regulatory guidelines and followed the letter of the law. Specifically, Corps lawyers noted that the project’s approval did not violate the Clean Water Act, National Historic Preservation Act or National Environmental Policy Act.…

As Say Anything’s Rob Port has previously highlighted, the water intake plant at the center of the Dakota Access protest is actually scheduled to be moved miles away from the construction corridor. In a matter of weeks, the intake facility will move 45 miles south from its current Fort Yates location to Mobridge.…

Appearing on KFYR’s What’s On Your Mind Radio Show hosted by Scott Hennen earlier today, North Dakota Governor Dalrymple noted the impact of the Administration’s decision to reconsider the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction permit for the Dakota Access project.  As recently as yesterday the Administration noted its ongoing review of the permit.…