Dakota Access Pipeline

Keystone XL protesters

Judge halts Keystone XL pipeline, citing ‘complete disregard’ for climate

Climate Change

A federal judge in Montana ruled the Trump administration did not adequately consider the project’s impact on climate change.

a man stands at near Standing Rock North Dakota

What stands in the way of Native American voters?

Conflict & Justice
Atchafalaya bayou

Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline

Environment
Pipeline protest

US oil producers race to build infrastructure while nationwide protests mount

Economics
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Activists vow to carry on as the Standing Rock camp is cleared

Business
Standing Rock Camp and the surrounding area was pummelled by a massive blizzard on Monday.

A North Dakota blizzard hits the Standing Rock protest camp hard

Conflict

Following Sunday evening’s victory — winning postponement of the Dakota Access Pipeline — the Standing Rock protest camp was battered by a strong blizzard.

Brandi King, a Nakota veteran who served in the Iraq war, has been at the Standing Rock camp on and off for several months.

Protesters at Standing Rock celebrate an unexpected victory

Conflict

Months of protest in North Dakota came to a head over the weekend — and not at all in the way people were expecting. But they’re beyond thrilled with the decision.

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US Army Corps of Engineers hands a victory to Dakota Access Pipeline protesters

Conflict

In a surprise announcement Sunday night, the US Amy Corps of Engineers announced it would require the controversial oil pipeline to be rerouted.

Demonstrators against the Dakota Access oil pipeline block a road near North Dakota's Standing Rock Reservation in October. The pipeline would cross historic Native land and pass under the Missouri River, the source of the local water supply.

It’s not just about a pipeline. Native activists say Dakota battle is their biggest stand in decades.

Environment

Clashes over an oil pipeline slated to cross historic Native territory in North Dakota continue after more the 140 people were arrested in protests last week. The increasingly high-stakes face-off is one of the biggest actions by Native Americans in years.

Police use pepper spray against protesters trying to cross a stream near an oil pipeline construction site near Standing Rock Indian Reservation, north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 2, 2016.

The United Nations heads to North Dakota to investigate possible human rights abuses

Conflict

Police have made mass arrests and used pepper spray, riot gear and armored vehicles to stop the protests. Now, the United Nations is looking into possible human rights abuses.