With A Pro-Pipeline Trump Presidency Looming, How Safe Is The #NoDAPL Win?
The protesters won a major victory this week, but the fight is far from over—especially once the pipeline company has President Trump on their side in the dispute.
The protesters won a major victory this week, but the fight is far from over—especially once the pipeline company has President Trump on their side in the dispute.
A day after the Army Corps of Engineers announcement that it wouldn't issue a permit needed to build the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota (the center of months of protests), there was celebration among the protesters. The companies behind the pipeline, however, seemed undeterred, saying that they "fully expect to complete construction of the pipeline without any additional rerouting." Is the battle over, or just delayed—especially given an incoming government that seems much less likely to respond to arguments about tribal land rights or environmental concerns?