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North Dakota has never experienced anything like the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Tension over the project is still boiling months after the controversy hit the national spotlight.
Inside Energy reporter Amy Sisk has chased the story of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests for four months. Here, she describes her journey gaining access to demonstrators, navigating blizzards and avoiding arrest.
Inside Energy is working on a documentary about the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy and tribal sovereignty issues raised by the Standing Rock Sioux. Does the current system of tribal consultation work for tribes? Does it work for energy infrastructure projects? Stay tuned for a full treatment of these issues. In the meantime, here’s a short look at some of the concerns from both sides.
What’s going on with that pipeline in North Dakota? Momentum behind the Dakota Access pipeline protests has been building for months. The 1,200 mile-long pipeline project is controversial, involving many big-picture interests, issues, and plenty of misinformation. You’ve been flooding us with great questions, and we’re answering them.
After months of protests, the Army Corps of Engineers has denied the easement needed to complete the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Protesters have been camped out on federal land at the Dakota Access construction site in North Dakota for months, and now winter has arrived, dumping almost two week of snow on the encampment the last week of November. The winter storm hit just before news that president-elect Donald Trump indicated he supports completion of the pipeline.
A young woman who joined hundreds in North Dakota protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline may lose her arm after being injured during a demonstration.
In the wake of 140 arrests of people protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline last week, tribal leaders are criticizing law enforcement’s tough tactics.
What started months ago as a dispute between a tribe and the federal government has escalated into clashes between protesters and police. More than 140 people were arrested Thursday during a tense standoff between police and Dakota Access pipeline protesters.
