Guardian: A Native American tribe in South Dakota has called a congressional vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline an act of war and vowed to close the reservations borders if the US government tries to install a pipeline there.
The prospective route for the pipeline, which would connect Canadian tar sands fields to the Gulf coast, runs through the 922,759-acre (1,442 sq mi) Rosebud Sioux reservation in south-central South Dakota. The House of Representatives voted 252-161 on Friday to approve the...