The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday issued a long-awaited Dakota Access Pipeline environmental impact statement, recommending that the pipeline keep operating but with some new conditions for its Missouri River crossing in North Dakota. The pipeline has been operating since[...]
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Bakken Oil Output Shows Signs of Slowing as Pipeline Flows Slip
Oil flows from North Dakota’s Bakken shale are losing steam, with shipments on the Dakota Access Pipeline slipping to their lowest levels of the year. Analysts had expected production to climb into 2026, but softer prices, fewer rigs, and growing competition from[...]
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Judge blasts Army Corps for pipeline protests, orders $28M in damages to North Dakota
A federal judge has ruled the U.S. government must pay North Dakota nearly $28 million for its handling of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests 2016-2017. The state sued following the protests, claiming the Army Corps of Engineers failed to enforce rules on[...]
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Federal judge dismisses Standing Rock’s latest lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline
A federal judge has dismissed the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s latest effort to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline, ruling that the tribe must wait until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes its long-delayed environmental impact study. Despite frustrations over years[...]
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Jury finds Greenpeace must pay more than $650M in case over Dakota Access protest activities
A North Dakota jury has delivered a staggering verdict: Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million in damages to the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. The case, rooted in the heated 2016-2017 protests, pitted free speech against allegations of defamation and[...]
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Dakota Access Trial: Former Greenpeace employee tells jury he emphasized nonviolence at Dakota Access Pipeline protests
As the trial against Greenpeace unfolds in North Dakota, a key question emerges—did the organization incite illegal actions, or did it simply support a grassroots movement? Energy Transfer, the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline, claims Greenpeace encouraged destructive tactics to derail[...]
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Dakota Access Pipeline developer outlines damage claims, rests case against Greenpeace
A high-stakes legal battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline has reached its midpoint, with Energy Transfer arguing that Greenpeace’s advocacy crossed into defamation and financial sabotage. The company claims it incurred hundreds of millions in losses due to protests and reputational damage,[...]
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Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial
A trial involving the Dakota Access Pipeline is drawing significant attention as media organizations push for expanded access. Judge James Gion has restricted photography, video, and audio recording during the proceedings in Morton County, citing witness concerns. Media attorney Jack McDonald has[...]
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Jury hears opening statements in bellwether trial between Dakota Access Pipeline owner and Greenpeace
A high-stakes courtroom battle is unfolding in Mandan, North Dakota, where pipeline giant Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace for $300 million over its role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The case, deemed the most complex civil trial in state history, could[...]
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Dakota Access helps drillers but isn’t a Bakken game-changer
The Dakota Access Pipeline has been online since June, and early indicators suggest that it’s reduced the cost of delivering North Dakota oil to market and added revenue to the state’s tax collections. But is it a game changer for the Bakken[...]
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AP Exclusive: Taxes could flow with Dakota Access pipeline
The Associated Press has done the math, and their results show the pipeline may add as much as $110 million to state coffers annually. The AP paints the issue in the light that ND leaders were in favor of the pipeline because[...]
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Dakota Access oil could flow by March 6
With the political obstructions cleared by the Trump Administration and the #NoDAPL protest winding down, the construction of the pipeline under the lake has moved forward and is nearing completion. There are court proceedings still taking place, but a status report filed[...]
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Congressman Cramer on the Dakota Access Easement Ruling
Congressman Cramer weighs in with an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal. He lays out the facts of the issue and lays the lawless outcome directly on the shoulders of President Obama. [...]Read More... from Congressman Cramer on the Dakota Access[...]
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For Standing Rock Sioux, new water system may reduce oil leak risk
One of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s initial arguments against the Dakota Access Pipeline was its proximity to the reservations water intake structure, but as of the new year, water for the reservation communities will be pulled from a new location more[...]
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Sunoco Logistics acquiring Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer Partners, a key player in the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, is being acquired by Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. Kelsey Warren, current Chairman of Energy Transfer will be the CEO of the new company. [...]Read More... from Sunoco Logistics acquiring[...]
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Dakota Access Pipeline decision unlikely until early 2017
Minnesota Public Radio picked up the Associated Press coverage of news that it will won’t be before early 2017 that a federal judge rules on the easement to drill under the Missouri River. It’s an opportunity to see outside coverage of the[...]