At a press conference alongside the North Dakota State Highway Patrol and the Morton County Sheriff’s Department, Gov. Jack Dalrymple announced that the North Dakota National Guard will be activated to assist local law enforcement at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests south of Mandan in Morton County. The Governor said the decision was made “out […]
Read MoreAccording to an article released by the Dickinson Press the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (NDSHPO) believes that due diligence under federal and state regulatory standards was completed for the route of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Chief Archaeologist Paul Picha said that he and a fellow NDSHPO staff member participated in a walk-through of […]
Read MoreWe’ve reported it before, but it bears repeating, and it looks like SayAnythingBlog is doing their due diligence as well when it comes to the issue of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Morton County. In the 1,206 page Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact report related to the Dakota Access Pipeline filed by the U.S. […]
Read MoreMAIN Coalition spokesperson Craig Stevens issued the following statement after Judge Boasberg issued a ruling on the Temporary Restraining Order: “The MAIN coalition is pleased with Judge Boasberg’s decision that will allow the ongoing construction of the federally permitted Dakota Access pipeline west of Lake Oahe and we remain hopeful that his pending ruling on […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stated today that they will not oppose the temporary restraining order, acknowledging in court papers filed Monday that the area has been the site of recent confrontations and the “public interest would be served by preserving peace” until the court rules on the injunction. Keeping the peace is important, […]
Read MoreIn a recent publication by E + E News, Chairman of the MAIN Coalition Ed Wiederstein was quoted stating the Dakota Access Pipeline, “is not like Keystone, other than it’s a pipeline, that’s the only comparison you can make.” He’s correct. Unlike Keystone XL, the Dakota Access Pipeline will be constructed entirely within the United […]
Read MoreTomorrow in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., a judge will hear a plea from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for a restraining order against the Dakota Access project. Yet video from violent protests this past weekend shows the tribal protesters aggressively pursuing and assaulting the company who were doing work on private land where […]
Read MoreIt seems that hypocrisy and untruths know no bounds these days. Peaceful protests? Hardly. What happened over the weekend shows the brutal actions by the opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline are becoming more commonplace. More than 250 protesters charged 14 Dakota Access security personnel Saturday with rocks, pipe, and other weapons, sending workers to […]
Read MoreDespite numerous allegations from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe about the threat to water for the reservation from the Dakota Access Pipeline, what has gone unreported is the slated closure of a water intake from Lake Oahe at Fort Yates, ND. In a conversation reported on SayAnythingBlog Dave Rosencranz, the Dakotas Area manager for the Federal Bureau […]
Read MoreEnough is enough. It is time for the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota to come to an end. Yesterday afternoon, video surfaced of hundreds of protesters arriving at a Dakota Access Pipeline construction site on Saturday. Within minutes of arriving at the site, the protesters ambushed and attacked security officials and members of the […]
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