Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Carrying an eagle staff, Lakota youth run along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to call for the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline on April 1, 2021. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
The wealthy backers of the Dakota Access Pipeline have been turned away by the nation's highest court, leaving the long-running dispute over its illegal operation firmly in the hands of the Biden administration.
In an order on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition in Dakota Access v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The action confirms that the final portion of the $3.8 billion oil pipeline has been operating without a federal permit for almost five years now.
Just as significantly, the development means that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can move forward with a long-delayed environmental review of the disputed segment. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has already been asking allies to weigh in on a controversy that has now stretched through three presidential administrations.
https://www.indianz.com/News/2022/02/22/fate-of-dakota-access-pipeline-lies-in-bidens-hands/
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