Pipeline opponents ride out storm in shelters, casino

Then came Sunday’s decision from the Army, which oversees the Corps. It’s not possible to backtrack that process, Plater added.

In an unprecedented and moving ceremony, the “Vets for Standing Rock” movement, led by Wes Clark Jr., made a heartfelt apology to Native American tribes for the war crimes and genocide committed against them by the US military. “[Trump] can’t just snap his fingers”, he said. And we’re not opposed to economic development.

Trump transition team talking points obtained by ABC News on Friday state that “his support for this project has nothing to do with his personal investments and everything to do with promoting policies that benefit all Americans”. The segment under Lake Oahe is the only remaining big chunk of construction.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said the denial was driven by concerns that the environmental review of project was not substantive enough and is not part of broader backlash against energy infrastructure.

Trump supports construction of the pipeline, spokesman Jason Miller told The Associated Press on Monday, but Miller wouldn’t say whether Trump would reverse the Army’s decision. It has also been corrected to reflect that the federal government, not the Corps, decided in September that further analysis was warranted. “Mineral Leasing Act’s direction to protect the environment, those who rely on fish and wildlife in the area for subsistence, and the public”. “The Army Corps has wide discretion in this issue”, said Jan Hasselman, a lawyer with Earthjustice, which is representing the Standing Rock Sioux. He said a route that would follow existing west-east and north-south oil pipeline corridors that avoid Missouri River crossings would be acceptable to him.

In a statement, the Sacred Stone camp raised the question of whether the Corps will consider a “no build” option.

“An agency can not grant permission to cross federal land after concluding that the project satisfies all legal requirements and then announce – due to raw political calculations made after the fact – that permission was never granted”, the company’s lawyers said in the filing.

Meanwhile, time is running out for the companies behind the pipeline. “We want them to know that, though they may be feeling like they’re left out there alone, they’re not”.

Last month, ETP said that delays have already cost it $450 million, while it anticipates further monthly delays of about $83 million. Authorities also asked protesters not to remove barriers on the bridge, which they have said was damaged in the late October conflict that led to several people being hurt, including a serious arm injury. The tribe and others hailed the victory, even though they expected the fight with the company would continue. But no matter how big the issues activists attached to them, these pipelines, at their core, are nothing more than routine infrastructure projects, thousands of which underpin the US economy.

One thing is clear, however: the resistance camp isn’t moving.

Sunday’s statement did not provide specifics about what changes the Army would like.

While the Dakota pipeline may have seemed like the most efficient route, the land that the company constructing this pipeline wanted to use is actually sacred and holds emotional and spiritual importance to a large group of people.

The motion accused protesters of “an escalating campaign of violence and disorder”, and lawyers for Energy Transfer Partners claimed that the corps had previously granted permission for construction in the summer, and requested a summary judgment declaring the army corps’ decision null.

State officials have issued a “no travel” advisory for much of the state due to the weather, which has closed the majority of Interstate 94, which crosses North Dakota in an east-west direction.