Dakota Access Pipeline Builder Ignored Obama Admin Request to Halt Construction

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Common Dreams

Published on Saturday, November 05, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline Builder Ignored Obama Admin Request to Halt Construction

by Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog






The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed to DeSmog that Energy Transfer Partners, the owner of the proposed Dakota Access pipeline, has ignored the Obama administration's September 9 request to voluntarily halt construction in a disputed area, 20 miles east and west of Lake Oahe and the Missouri River.

The confirmation came in the aftermath of a video published by drone pilot Shiyé Bidziil on the news website Indian Country Today titled, “Drone Footage of Dakota Access Pipeline Approaching Missouri River.” Published November 2, this video offers an airborne view of pipeline construction — coupled with heavily guarded concrete fortresses around key construction locales — in close proximity to the Missouri River.

“The Army will not authorize constructing the Dakota Access pipeline on Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe until it can determine whether it will need to reconsider any of its previous decisions regarding the Lake Oahe site under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or other federal laws,” reads the initial September 9 statement disseminated by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Interior, and Army Corps.

“Therefore, construction of the pipeline on Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe will not go forward at this time. In the interim, we request that the pipeline company voluntarily pause all construction activity within 20 miles east or west of Lake Oahe.”

Read more: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/11/05/dakota-access-pipeline-builder-ignored-obama-admin-request-halt-construction

[Mc Mike]

3. Jerk the oil nazis' permits. nt

[red dog 1]

4. K&R

[pansypoo53219]

5. COPR$E of engineers.

[Massacure]

7. It'll be poetic if the Corp of Engineers decides to change the route through federal land

Then Energy Transfer Partners will probably wish they had heeded the request.

[DK504]

10. They didn't even do an environmental study for this cluster

So how can they ignore a request from the Prez.???

Definitely rubber bullets and dogs for these a-holes.

[Leontius]

12. It's easy tell him no and continue on.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. What, no rubber bullets or fire hoses for those guys?

Gee, what a surprise.

[Eric J in MN]

11. Trump invested at least $500K in the DAPL builder

...Energy Transfer Partners.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/26/donald-trump-dakota-access-pipeline-investment-energy-transfer-partners?CMP=share_btn_tw

[MichMan]

15. Why was it approved in the first place?

Why was the construction approved in the first place? And why haven't the officials responsible for approving it been removed from their jobs?

I can't blame ETP for getting the approvals needed and moving forward with construction based on that.