Standing Rock Wins Big Victory: Army Corps Blocks Dakota Access Pipeline Route

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shocked thousands of protesters who were camped out in protest in southern North Dakota when it announced on Sunday afternoon that it would not grant a permit to allow drilling under the Missouri River. In a statement, the Army Corps of Engineers said that it wouldn’t be granting the easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline project to complete a segment underneath Lake Oahe, which is a water reservoir.

“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,” Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy said. “The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.”

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