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Federal Officials Halt Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline, Seek Alternate Routes
Dec 4, 2016
On Sunday, December 4, federal officials announced that they will not be approving permits to allow further construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. This decision comes just a day before the announced "deadline" that was given to protestors, which would have required them to leave their protesting site on December 5. In addition, thousands of veterans were said to be traveling to Standing Rock Reservation this week in support of protestors to act as protectors and provide support where it was most needed. The decision to halt construction may have dissolved what could have been a heightened conflict at Standing Rock in the coming days.
Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Department of the Ar...
Written by Marissa Messiano
