Dakota Access Protest

• Pipeline protesters unfurl massive banner at Minnesota Vikings game

  Protesters trying to stymie the Dakota Access oil pipeline sneaked up on a truss connected to the roof and rappelled down to unfurl a huge banner inside U.S. Bank Stadium.

  Environment

  Jan 1, 2017
  
• North Dakota borrows $7M for continued efforts against Dakota Access pipeline protesters

  North Dakota leaders have approved an emergency request to borrow an additional $7 million to cover the cost of law enforcement related to the ongoing protest of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline.

  Economy

  Nov 30, 2016
  
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• Sheriff will continue to ‘enforce the law’ on Dakota Access pipeline protesters

  The North Dakota sheriff leading the response to the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests says he will continue to enforce the law.

  World

  Nov 27, 2016
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• Dakota Access pipeline protesters refuse to follow orders to abandon camp

  Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months.

  World

  Nov 26, 2016
• Dakota Access protest camp to be shut down by Army: Standing Rock chairman

  The Standing Rock Sioux tribe said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps plans to close the area where people have been camping for months to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

  World

  Nov 25, 2016
• Donald Trump’s stock in Dakota Access oil pipeline company prompts concern

  President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, prompting concern it could affect any decision he makes on the multi-billion dollar project as president.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2016
• Journalist allegedly shot with rubber bullet during Dakota pipeline protest

  A journalist, activist and congressional candidate was allegedly shot with a rubber bullet while interviewing Dakota pipeline protesters at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota.

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2016
• Dakota Access pipeline protest gets boost of faith as clergy stand with Standing Rock Sioux

  Hundreds of clergy of various faiths joined protests Thursday against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, singing hymns, marching and ceremonially burning a copy of a 600-year-old document.

  Entertainment

  Nov 3, 2016
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• Dakota Access pipeline protesters pepper sprayed in latest standoff

  About 200 people protesting the Dakota Access pipeline faced off with law enforcement near the mouth of the Cannonball River Wednesday afternoon.

  World

  Nov 2, 2016
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• Standing Rock protesters say police put them in ‘dog kennels,’ marked them with numbers

  Activists allege police officers monitoring protests over the Dakota Access pipeline marked hundreds of demonstrators with numbers and held them in dog kennels after they were detained.

  Environment

  Nov 1, 2016