President Trump Issues Executive Order Allowing Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline
President Trump issued an executive order today to allow the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
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President Trump issued an executive order today to allow the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Since large-scale protests began near Standing Rock, the FAA has instituted three no-fly zones that have banned all civilian aircraft—and therefore prevented any aerial footage for news reports—for miles around the protests.
A veteran from Minnesota explains why he's standing with Standing Rock.
A bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton about 20 years ago created an interstate agreement for emergency management. That agreement helped bring law enforcement agents from 10 states to the site of protests by the Standing Rock Sioux against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.
Police used tear gas, rubber bullets, concussion grenades, mace, and water cannons against 400 peaceful protesters in North Dakota as they attempted to move two burned trucks off Backwater Bridge just north of the Oceti Sakowin "Water Protector" Camp, which had blocked the main route to the city of Bismarck and delayed emergency services.
An update about ACLU work in Standing Rock and what you can do to help the water protectors.