US Authorities Deny Route For Controversial North Dakota Pipeline
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published December 05, 2016 | 08:45 AM
CANNON BALL, United States, Dec 5, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 05th Dec, 2016 ) - The US Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday announced it would deny plans for a controversial oil pipeline crossing in North Dakota, a major victory for Native Americans and environmentalists who had staged weeks of protests.
The pipeline had been set to cross under the Missouri River and man-made Lake Oahe, which are drinking water sources for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. "It's clear that there's more work to do," Jo-Ellen Darcy, the US Army's assistant secretary for civil works, said in a statement.
"The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing."
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