U.S. District Judge James Boasberg

Dakota Pipeline Access Project Protesters Brave Frigid Weather To Continue Encampment

Pipeline owner joins lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline

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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…
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Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review

The pipeline has been carrying oil for three years.
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FARGO, N.D. (AP)–A federal judge has ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done. The pipeline has been carrying oil for three years. But U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in April that the pipeline remains “highly controversial” under federal environmental law and a more extensive review was necessary than the environmental assessment that…