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Dakota Access Pipeline Asks Supreme Court To Scrap Environmental Study [1]

"NEW YORK - Dakota Access on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit whether the largest pipeline out of the North Dakota oil basin requires additional environmental review.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia revoked a key environmental permit for the pipeline last year and ordered an additional environmental study. read more

The pipeline entered service in 2017 following months of protests by environmentalists, Native American tribes and their supporters. Opponents said its construction destroyed sacred artifacts and posed a threat to Lake Oahe, a critical drinking supply, and the greater Missouri River."

Devika Krishna Kumar reports for Reuters September 21, 2021. [2]

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Source: Reuters [2], 09/21/2021
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