Dakota Access Pipeline

August 16, 2019 | Legal Document

Dakota Access Pipeline: Memorandum in Support of a Motion for Summary Judgment

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s continuing legal battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline advanced today with a motion for summary judgment filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The Tribe asks the Court to vacate an easement that was granted to allow pipeline construction. This would effectively halt Dakota Access Pipeline operations while the Corps conducted a full-fledged environmental review.

August 16, 2019 | Press Release

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Seeks Court Ruling to Halt Pipeline Operations, as DAPL Pushes for Expansion

Latest chapter in legal battle against DAPL coincides with pipeline operator’s bid to double pipeline capacity

August 16, 2019 | Explainer

DAPL Update: Tribe Asks Court to Shut Down DAPL Due to Failed Remand; Massive Pipeline Expansion Planned

Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman explains the significance of the legal development.

August 15, 2019 | Letter

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Request for Public Hearing on DAPL Expansion

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has asked the North Dakota Public Service Commission to hold a public hearing on a proposed expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

July 10, 2019 | In the News: Bismarck Tribune

Tribe, Pipeline Opponents Plan To Request State Hearing On DAPL Expansion

Jan Hasselman, Attorney, Northwest Regional Office, Earthjustice: “Someone needs to be accountable to make sure that’s safe and legal.”

June 24, 2019 | In the News: Bismarck Tribune

Tribes Battling Dakota Access Win Partial Victory In Dispute Over Federal Documents

February 11, 2019 | In the News: Huffington Post

How A General-Turned-Oil Lobbyist Helped Push Through The Dakota Access Pipeline

Jan Hasselman, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: “It is totally unacceptable that a former high-ranking government official should be allowed to lobby his former agency on behalf of private interests. And it is so common that no one even looks twice.”

November 1, 2018 | Press Release

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Renews Legal Challenge Against DAPL

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers downplayed oil spill risk; ignored Tribe’s well-documented concerns

November 1, 2018 | Legal Document

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe: Supplemental Complaint

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files a “supplemental complaint” in its existing lawsuit against the Army Corps over permits for the Dakota Access pipeline. The supplemental complaint renews the lawsuit to respond to events that have occurred since the Tribe won part of its lawsuit against the Corps last year.

November 1, 2018 | Explainer

The Renewed Legal Challenge Against the Dakota Access Pipeline

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

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