Justice Dept., Army & Interior Dept. Temporarily Block DAPL Construction under Missouri River
Posted on AllSides September 10th, 2016
From The Left
In a dramatic series of moves late Friday afternoon, a federal judge rejected the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request for an injunction against the U.S. government over the Dakota Access Pipeline. Then the Army, Department of Justice, and Department of the Interior responded with an announcement that the Army Corps will not issue permits for Dakota Access to drill under the Missouri River until the Army Corps reconsiders its previously issued permits: