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On April 1, 2021, activists with the Indigenous Environmental Network organized a rally in Washington, D.C., calling on President Biden to 'Build Back Fossil Free' by stopping the Dakota Access, Line 3, and Line 5 pipelines.
(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Update April 9, 2021

Biden Delivers Disappointment on the Dakota Access Pipeline

The position taken by the administration is no different than that of the Trump administration. So what happens now?

Press Release February 22, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Dakota Access Pipeline

Pipeline operator sought to overturn Earthjustice legal victory on behalf of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Press Release July 22, 2021

Federal Regulators Take Enforcement Action Against Dakota Access Pipeline

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flags concerns about safety violations

Press Release May 3, 2021

Biden’s U.S. Army Corps Formally Opposes Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown

Asked to state a position, agency sides with DAPL

Press Release April 9, 2021

Despite Promises to Listen to Tribes and Fight Climate Change, Biden Administration Allows Oil to Continue Flowing Through Dakota Access Pipeline

Pipeline has no permit and is an affront to Tribal sovereignty; jeopardizes drinking water supply for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Press Release September 22, 2021

Tribal Leaders Call on Biden Administration to Scrap Dakota Access Pipeline Assessment; Start Over

Letter from Tribal leaders calls exposes conflict of interest; ‘fatally flawed’ process

Stevana Salazar (left) of the Kickapoo Tribe of Texas rides with Arlo Standing Bear, Oglala Lakota from Allen, S.D., in the Sacred Stone Camp, Aug. 26, 2016.
(Terray Sylvester / VWPics via Redux)

Press Release: Victory July 6, 2020

Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline to Shut Down

Unprecedented victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe after four-year legal battle

Press Release May 21, 2021

Federal Court Denies Injunction Shutting Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Pipeline safety, impact to Tribes, and environmental consequences will face scrutiny in review

Map of crude oil, petroleum product, hydrocarbon liquid, and natural gas pipelines in the contiguous United States.
(U.S. Energy Information Administration)

feature July 14, 2021

Why Are Fossil Fuel Pipelines Bad for Our Climate and Communities?

The threat from pipelines may be big, but it is solvable.

Press Release September 23, 2020

Members of Congress, Tribes, State Governments Formally Join Call to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

24 members of Congress, 27 Tribes and Tribal organizations, and 19 state governments submit briefs supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s fight against the pipeline

Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near New Salem, North Dakota. (Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0)

Press Release October 11, 2017

Dakota Access Pipeline to Remain Operational, For Now

Judge finds that pipeline can continue to operate during environmental review

The DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) being installed between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota.
(Tony Webster / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Press Release November 3, 2016

Pipeline Expert: Government Underestimated Risk of an Oil Spill from Dakota Access Pipeline

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe demands government reconsider its finding that pipeline poses no risks

feature August 31, 2018

On the U.S. Army Corps’ Aug. 31 Decision on the Dakota Access Pipeline

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a brief decision on Aug. 31, 2018, affirming its original decision to issue a construction permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline. Attorney Jan Hasselman explains what it means.

Flags fly at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in 2016, near Cannonball, North Dakota.
(Lucas Zhao / CC BY-NC 2.0)

Press Release: Victory June 14, 2017

In Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Court Finds That Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law

Ruling: Trump administration shortcut environmental review; Court seeks additional briefing on whether to shut down pipeline

Native American and non-native youth recently completed an inter-tribal 500-mile relay run to deliver a petition demanding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deny permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline Project.
(Mark Hefflinger/Bold Nebraska)

Article May 18, 2016

Opposing The Dakota Access Pipeline: An Inter-Tribal Spiritual Relay

Native American and non-native youth recently completed an inter-tribal 500-mile relay run to deliver a petition demanding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deny permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline Project.

feature November 1, 2018

The Renewed Legal Challenge Against the Dakota Access Pipeline

A new chapter opens in the legal fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Bay Mills Community
(Photo courtesy of Whitney Gravelle)

feature April 14, 2023

One Tribe’s Fight to Protect the Great Lakes

The Bay Mills Indian Community is fighting efforts to extend the life of a dangerous oil pipeline that runs through its tribal territory and one of the world’s most sensitive ecosystems.

Dakota Access pipeline protest at the Sacred Stone camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
(Tony Webster/Flickr CC 2.0)

Article November 22, 2016

We’re Missing 90 Percent of the Dakota Access Pipeline Story

The Dakota Access pipeline protest is not a violent riot; it’s a solemn struggle to protect water and culture.

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