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About the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit challenging the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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

Tribal Chairmen sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Sept. 22 responding to the flawed and irredeemable Environmental Impact Statement process and calling on the agency to terminate its contract with the firm preparing the document.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe submitted technical comments, which highlighted how the Army Corps continues to ignore the Tribe’s input and refuse to share technical documents.

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

Dakota Access files a petition for certiorari, seeking Supreme Court review of the decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Pipeline still lacks federal permit; recently flagged for violating safety regulations

A historic totem pole journey builds pressure on the Biden administration to fulfill promises made to the first peoples of America’s lands and waters.

The Pipeline Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA), which is responsible for overseeing pipeline safety, fined DAPL and put the company on notice for a list of violations ranging from neglecting safety repairs on release valves, to failing to properly analyze the volume and impact of an oil spill in densely populated, or “high-consequence,” areas.

A PHMSA enforcement action drew an immediate response from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which submitted a court filing to alert a federal judge to the recent developments.

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

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

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice: “We’re not going to successfully fight climate change if we trade pipeline for pipeline.’’

A federal district court issued an order denying the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request for an injunction that would have shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline while a federal environmental impact analysis is conducted.

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

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Biden formally opposed a court-ordered shutdown of DAPL.

Asked to state a position, agency sides with DAPL

Jan Hasselman, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: “This is a pretty definitive statement that the legal issues in this case do not warrant attention from the Supreme Court. Here, not only didn’t we see dissents, not a single judge called for a vote.”