Army Corps of Engineers Halts Dakota Access Pipeline

[Coyotl]

Source: Daily Beast

The Army Corps of Engineers has reportedly told the Oceti tribe that it will halt work on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline in order to conduct an environmental impact study, according to MSNBC.



Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/12/04/army-corps-of-engineers-to-halt-work-on-dakota-access-pipeline.html

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BREAKING: Standing Rock protesters celebrate as Army Corps of Engineers halts DAPL project

On Sunday afternoon, reports began to trickle in that the Army Corps of Engineers has denied a permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue construction.
Spontaneous celebrations are erupting in the protest camps and on the Sioux reservation.

NBC: Pipeline Route Denied Near Reservation, Sioux Leader Says

The secretary of the Army Corps of Engineers has told Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Archambault that the current route for the Dakota Access pipeline will be denied.

Bill McKibben @billmckibben
Great statement from David Archambault, inspiring leader of Standing Rock Sioux. "Historic decision" "We look forward to celebrating" #NoDAPL

[div class"excerpt"]John Nichols @NicholsUprising 4 Dec 2016
Caravans of cars headed to #WaterProtectors campsite in ND as veterans and allies deploy to #StandWithStandingRock

https://www.thenation.com/article/tulsi-gabbard-will-deploy-with-fellow-vets-to-stand-with-standing-rock/

[link:https://www.thenation.com/article/tulsi-gabbard-will-deploy-with-fellow-vets-to-stand-with-standing-rock/Tulsi Gabbard Will Deploy With Fellow Vets to Stand With Standing Rock]
The congresswoman and several thousand veterans are expected to travel to North Dakota in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.







[div class"excerpt"]P y a t ‏@ThePyat 4 minutes ago
Spmi stands with Standing Rock against DAPL!
Respect Indigenous Peoples Rights
#NoDAPL #WaterIsLife #Indigenouspeoples #StandingRock #spmi




BREAKING: Army Corps Denies Easement for Dakota Access Pipeline

Army Corps Denies Easement and Blocks the Dakota Access Pipeline
http://www.snopes.com/2016/12/04/army-corps-denies-easement-and-blocks-the-dakota-access-pipeline/ …

[mcar]

1. Great news!

Congratulations to the protestors for standing their ground!

This ought to send Mango Mussolini on an epic tweetstorm!

[Equinox Moon]

2. It could be a delay until a Trump Administration

[still_one]

10. That is what concerns me

[wcmagumba]

3. That is...

my fear, this is great news but are they just kicking down the road for Drumph reversal?

[mac56]

5. Maybe not.

All the contracts from oil companies are voided if DAPL isn't finished by Jan. 1. A virtual impossibility now.

The oil companies can sign on again, but prices and supplies have improved so much since they began that there's really no reason for it.

This may be a moot point by the time Clownstick takes office.

[uppityperson]

4. K&R

[Maeve]

6. So good to hear!

Would like to know what the final straw/winning argument was, but right now--happy dance!

[Hekate]

7. KnR

[mnhtnbb]

8. Hooray!

Finally, some good news!

[BumRushDaShow]

9. NYT breaking article

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The Army Corps of Engineers announced on Sunday that it would not approve permits for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a dammed section of the Missouri River that tribes say sits near sacred burial sites. In a statement on Sunday, the Army’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, Jo-Ellen Darcy, said that the decision was based on a need to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.

“Although we have had continuing discussion and exchanges of new information with the Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access, it’s clear that there’s more work to do,” Ms. Darcy said. “The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.”

The consideration of alternative routes “would be best accomplished through an Environmental Impact Statement with full public input and analysis,” Ms Darcy said in a statement.

The Obama administration had blocked construction of that section since September, and in November President Obama, revealed that the Army Corps of Engineers was considering an alternative route for the project.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/federal-officials-to-explore-different-route-for-dakota-pipeline.html

[sfwriter]

11. We Won! We Won!

Not yet...


-Hamilton

[Coyotl]

12. For now. Will they reroute?

[Scurrilous]

13. K & R

[Cha]

14. Great News and Great OP..

Thank you, Coyotl!