Dakota Access pipeline

Pipeline developer asks North Dakota judge to halt Greenpeace lawsuit in Europe

Energy Transfer attorney Trey Cox, center, and other attorneys for the Dakota Access Pipeline developer speak to media March 19, 2025, outside the Morton County Courthouse. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline has asked a North Dakota judge to stop Greenpeace from counter-suing it in the Netherlands. Energy Transfer says…

Judge Rules Federal Government Owes Nearly $28 million to North Dakota for Pipeline Protests

FILE – Dakota Access pipeline protesters defy law enforcement officers who are trying to force them from a camp on private land in the path of pipeline construction, Oct. 27, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D. (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding…

Trial begins in $300M lawsuit against Greenpeace over North Dakota pipeline protests

FILE – Dakota Access pipeline protesters defy law enforcement officers who are trying to force them from a camp on private land in the path of pipeline construction, Oct. 27, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D. (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File)MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — An attorney for a Texas pipeline company said Wednesday at trial that he will prove various Greenpeace entities coordinated delays…

Jury selection begins in civil trial brought by Dakota Access Pipeline developer against Greenpeace

Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate in Bismarck in August 2016. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A behemoth defamation lawsuit brought by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline against Greenpeace began its trial in a Mandan courtroom on Monday. Energy Transfer, a Texas-based oil and gas company, accuses Greenpeace of using underhanded…

Pipeline owner joins lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline

CANNON BALL, ND – DECEMBER 06: An activist fights the wind as while walking along Flag Road in Oceti Sakowin Camp as blizzard conditions grip the area around the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on December 6, 2016 outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Native Americans and activists from around the country have been at the camp for several months trying to…

13 more GOP states sign on to oppose Standing Rock Sioux in new lawsuit over DAPL

Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline gather Nov. 1, 2023, in Bismarck ahead of a public meeting on an environmental impact statement. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe opposes the pipeline, citing concerns for its water supply and sovereign rights. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — A federal judge this week allowed 13 more Republican-led states…

Gov. Burgum Testifies That Federal Government Enabled DAPL Protesters

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum testifies in the trial over North Dakota’s claim that the federal government owes the state $38 million in damages from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. He said “Instead of evicting protesters from federal lands, the U.S. government enabled and encouraged protesters to use Corps land as a home base to launch their often…

Former Gov. Dalrymple takes witness stand at DAPL damages trial

(BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The public may never get a satisfying explanation as to why federal agencies refused North Dakota additional support during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, former Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Friday. “Bureaucracy is a great place to hide,” he said after wrapping up testimony in U.S. District Court in Bismarck. North Dakota is asking a…

Trial begins for North Dakota’s effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota’s lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million from the federal government for policing the…

Congressional Delegation Wants Review To End and Keep DAPL In Operation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s congressional delegation is calling for the uninterrupted operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline. It is undergoing a third environmental impact examination under the National Environmental Policy Act. Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. Kevin Cramer and Rep. Kelly Armstrong say that is in spite of the fact that the pipeline has been operating safely for over…