Justice Dept Reaffirms It Will Not Grant DAPL River-Crossing Permits Anytime Soon

While Energy Transfer Partners’ Dakota Access oil pipeline advances toward the resistance camp now directly in its path, it faces perhaps an even bigger obstacle than several hundred water protectors hunkered down for the winter: a lack of final permits for its Missouri River crossing.

And those permits do not seem imminent. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that the Army will not issue permits for the crossing under Lake Oahe, a half-mile from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and the source of its drinking water, until it has reviewed the issues raised by the tribe, according to a report on KFYR-TV.

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