– It’s Not Over: Fight Against Dakota Access Pipeline Enters New Phase:
Despite statements from tribal officials asking water protectors to go home, many have chosen to
stay behind and brave the cold. Here’s the latest on the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline.In early December, a blizzard struck North Dakota, blanketing the Oceti Sakowin, Rosebud, and Sacred Stone water protector camps with heavy snow in below freezing temperatures. As the Standing Rock Sioux and allies battled the crippling cold, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) handed the native community a victory by denying the permit for the final construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The USACE said they will conduct an environmental impact assessment and consider possible alternative routes.
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