Army Corps Blocks Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Route

The Corps’ decision is a victory for several thousand protesters camped near the construction site

By James MacPherson
NBC Washington
December 4, 2016

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota.

The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site, who’ve said for months that the four-state, $3.8 billion project would threaten a water source and cultural sites.

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