Dakota Access pipeline
Dakota Access Pipeline Upends Oil Transport
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In its first month of service, the Dakota Access Pipeline is already causing major changes to the way oil is transported out of North Dakota.
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In its first month of service, the Dakota Access Pipeline is already causing major changes to the way oil is transported out of North Dakota.
After a year of protests and controversy, oil began flowing through the 1,200-mile Dakota Access pipeline earlier this month. But the pipeline’s ultimate fate is now uncertain after a federal judge issued a ruling on Wednesday that challenges parts of the environmental review completed before the pipeline was permitted. The pipeline can continue operating — for now. But it’s possible the D.C. District Court judge could soon shut it down. Lawyers must submit new arguments on whether the pipeline should continue transporting oil while a federal agency reconsiders parts of its environmental review.
The oil industry is emerging from a two-year slump in crude prices that led to layoffs and a drop in production. A recent move by OPEC helped ensure the recovery continues, albeit slowly.
In November of 2016, reporter Nicky Ouellet travelled to North Dakota to cover the Dakota Access pipeline protests for Inside Energy and Prairie Public Broadcasting. This is her radio documentary about the protest camps and the culture they created.
The anti-pipeline protests in North Dakota may not have stopped the Dakota Access pipeline, but they have inspired other protests by native and non-native groups around the country.
While construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline is underway, the protest camps are clearing out ahead of anticipated flooding.
Inside Energy, in collaboration with Rocky Mountain PBS and Fast Forward Films, presents “Beyond Standing Rock” a documentary exploring the conflict surrounding the Dakota Access pipeline and the struggle for Native American rights against the backdrop of the new Trump administration.
President Donald Trump has signed documents to advance the Dakota Access Pipeline. While not unexpected, his actions are met with a mixed response in North Dakota.
From 19th-century treaties to today’s clashes in rural North Dakota, Inside Energy walks you through the events of the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy.