A recent opinion piece by the MAIN Coalition’s chairman, Ed Wiederstein, in South Dakota’s Argus Leader, highlighted the great news of the Corps of Engineers decision to release the permits for the Dakota Access project. As Wiederstein states, All systems are (finally) go. That is the significance of the recent decision by the U.S. Army […]
Read MoreIn an article in the Bismarck Tribune, North Dakota’s Public Service Commission regulators defended their permit approval for the Dakota Access Pipeline and said they hope tensions between protesters and law enforcement at a site near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation would cool off in the days ahead while work continues. A few quotes from […]
Read MoreAt first glance the ongoing protest in North Dakota, which has already led to the arrest of dozens of people and forced construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline to halt for a weekend, appears to be the work of local Native American opponents of the project. But when you dig a bit deeper, it quickly […]
Read MoreThe recent news of the $1 million arson fires on construction equipment that was being used to construct the Dakota Access pipeline in Jasper County has shown the extent that some of the opposition is willing to take to stop a lawfully approved project. More troubling is that many of the opponents did not condemn […]
Read MoreSome of the key points throughout the entire review process for the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline were “is this pipeline safe,” “will the job site be safe,” and “will those job sites protect the environment?” These are questions we all had, after all, this is our land, these are our communities. If this […]
Read MoreIn a recent article from the Dickinson Press, North Dakota oil production has surpassed last year’s record and is now nearing half a million barrels per day according to a report from the Associated Press and confirmed by North Dakota state officials and industry officials. In fact, the current production in the state has already […]
Read MoreIt’s safe to say the Dakota Access Pipeline has received one of the most thorough reviews of a domestic infrastructure project in recent memory. For many of us this project has been a long time coming, but even just this weekend, despite all permitting decisions completed, opponents of the project are still attempting to halt […]
Read MoreThe Des Moines Register reported Thursday that Dakota Access has fulfilled a pledge to purchase more than $200 million in American-made heavy equipment necessary to construct the $3.8 billion pipeline. “The purchases have been fully executed and include 250 excavators from Caterpillar Inc. and 80 excavators from Deere & Co., as well as equipment […]
Read MoreWith the decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to permit the full construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now (MAIN) welcomes the continued benefits of pipeline construction across all four states. Already we’ve seen the results of thousands of American jobs constructing this important piece of infrastructure especially […]
Read MoreA new blog post published by the Say Anything Blog reveals the underlying motives of the environmental law firm representing the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Rob Port, founder and editor of the popular North Dakota-based […]
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