Dakota Access Pipeline will Continue Operations, Despite Environmental Impact Study
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered more environmental study anyway
NORTH DAKOTA — A federal judge says the Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue operating while an environmental impact study is done. The $3.8 billion pipeline built by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners began moving North Dakota oil to Illinois on June 1. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered more environmental study anyway. He has now ruled that the pipeline…
