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Jill Stein comments on leaving North Dakota with arrest warrant pending
2016-09-10 03:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wave: Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said at a news conference Tuesday that Stein will likely soon be charged with trespassing and/or vandalism for the graffiti and her appearance at protest against the $3.8 billion oil pipeline, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Protests turned violent over the weekend, with some demonstrators breaking down a wire fence and trespassing onto a building area, the Morton County Sheriff's Department said. Stein tweeted numerous photos from the protest Tuesday, along...
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U.S. Halts Construction On Oil Pipeline In North Dakota After Protests
2016-09-09 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Obama administration is halting construction on the pipeline after concerns were raised by a nearby Native American tribe. A federal judge previously ruled construction could proceed. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's an unexpected twist in the battle over a planned oil pipeline in North Dakota. A federal judge today ruled that construction could go forward despite protests by the nearby Standing Rock Sioux tribe. But then the Obama administration said it would step in. Sisk of Prairie Public...
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North Dakota tribe's request to stop work on pipeline denied
2016-09-09 22:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The federal government stepped into the fight over the Dakota Access oil pipeline Friday, ordering work to stop on one segment of the project in North Dakota and asking the Texas-based company building it to "voluntarily pause" action on a wider span that an American Indian tribe says holds sacred artifacts. The government's order came minutes after a judge rejected a request by the Standing Rock Sioux to halt construction of the $3.8 billion, four-state pipeline. The tribe, whose cause has drawn...
Judge Rules That Construction Can Proceed On Dakota Access Pipeline
2016-09-09 21:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Construction on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is allowed to proceed, except in one area in North Dakota of particular sensitivity to a Native American tribe. That's the result of two separate developments Friday - a federal court decision, and a statement by three federal agencies. A federal judge denied the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's request for an injunction that sought to temporarily stop construction on the pipeline, set to carry crude oil across four states. Immediately after...
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Obama steps in to halt construction of disputed North Dakota pipeline
2016-09-09 19:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: The US government has ordered a pause in construction of part of a disputed North Dakota oil pipeline. The move is a landmark success for Native Americans and environmentalists who have opposed the $3.7 billion project. US government officials are now reportedly promising to temporarily halt construction of the pipeline on federally owned land, which makes up a significant chunk of the land on which the pipeline would be built. The Obama administration said it would not authorize construction...
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