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Hollywood’s attack on the Dakota Access Pipeline is high-flying hypocrisy

By Craig Stevens

FILE - In this May 9, 2015, file photo, workers unload pipes in Worthing, S.D., for the Dakota Access oil pipeline that stretches from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota to Illinois. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, upheld the ruling of a district judge who ordered a full environmental impact review of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota. Following a complaint by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in April 2020 that a more extensive review was necessary than the one already conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Court upholds order for Dakota Access environmental review

By DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press

FILE - In this October 2016 file photo, construction continues on the Dakota Access pipeline. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, reversed a judge’s order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep the oil flowing, saying a lower-court judge “did not make the findings necessary for injunctive relief.” (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Court rules Dakota Access Pipeline won’t have to be drained

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, provided by Morton County Sheriff's Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge on Monday, July 6, 2020, sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done. (Morton County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)

Federal judge orders temporary shutdown of Dakota Access pipeline in win for Standing Rock Sioux

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this May 9, 2015, file photo, workers unload pipes in Worthing, S.D., for the Dakota Access oil pipeline that stretches from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota to Illinois. A federal judge on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline, nearly three years after it began carrying oil. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Judge orders environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline

By DAVE KOLPACK - Associated Press

Board OKs expanded Dakota Access Pipeline pump station

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FILE - This Nov. 11, 2016 file photo shows more than 500 clergy from across the country gathered for a &quot;Clergy for Standing Rock&quot; march on N.D. Highway 1806 near Cannon Ball, N. D., from the Oceti Sakowin Camp to the Cantapeta Creek bridge to demonstrate their solidarity for the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she's proposing legislation ahead of the Keystone XL oil pipeline's construction that would create a legal avenue to pursue out-of-state money that funds protests aimed at slowing construction. Noem's bills come after opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline staged large protests that resulted in 761 arrests in southern North Dakota over a six-month span beginning in late 2016. The state spent tens of millions of dollars policing the protests. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

South Dakota passes bills to discourage Keystone XL rioting

By JAMES NORD - Associated Press

The Latest: Governor grateful for help on pipeline costs

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A year later, Dakota Access pipeline protests changed people

By DAN GUNDERSON - Associated Press

The Latest: Trump touts support for Dakota Access pipeline

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FILE- This Feb. 13, 2017, file aerial photo shows a site where the final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline will take place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge has handed a lifeline to efforts to block the pipeline, ruling Wednesday June 14, that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn't adequately consider the possible impacts of an oil spill where the pipeline passes under the Missouri River. (Tom Stromme /The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Ruling on Dakota Access pipeline surprises oil industry

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, heavy equipment is seen at a site where sections of the Dakota Access pipeline were being buried near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. The 1,200-mile line carrying North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to a distribution point in Illinois began commercial service Thursday, June 1, 2017. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

$3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline begins service

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, shows a section of the Dakota Access pipeline under construction near St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. The Dakota Access pipeline system leaked about 100 gallons of oil in western North Dakota in two separate incidents in March as crews worked to get the four-state line ready for operation. They’re the second and third known leaks on the disputed $3.8 billion pipeline. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

APNewsBreak: Leaks found on Dakota Access pipeline system

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press

Vanessa Dundon, who goes by Sioux Z Dezbah, moved to the Little Creek Camp in Iowa after months of activism at the North Dakota pipeline protest. She was injured at the bridge standoff in November. (Valerie Richardson/The washington Times)

Dakota Access pipeline protesters set up new camp in Iowa to back farmers

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 29, 2016, file photo, activists and residents from across Bergen County deliver petitions against the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline project in New York and New Jersey In Hackensack, N.J. Prolonged protests in North Dakota failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. But they've provided inspiration for protests against pipelines around the country. Tactics used in North Dakota such as resistance camps, social media and online fundraising are now being used against pipeline projects in nearly a dozen states. (Amy Newman/The Record of Bergen County via AP, File)

Dakota Access fight provides blueprint for pipeline protests

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press

The final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline will take place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County in Cannon Ball, N.D. The Dakota Access pipeline developer said Monday that it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and that it's preparing to put the pipeline into service. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Dakota Access Pipeline fills with oil as project readies for service

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 9, 2015 file photo, workers unload pipes at a staging area in Worthing, S.D., for the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline that would stretch from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to a hub in Illinois. On Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is meeting to discuss whether to grant a construction permit for the 1,130-mile pipeline that would move at least 450,000 barrels of crude daily from the Bakken oil patch. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Oil flows into Dakota Access pipeline at long last as project readies for service

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The Latest: South Dakota, Iowa confirm pipeline vandalism

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Authorities are investigating two separate incidents of vandalism in Iowa and South Dakota involving holes torched in pipes at above-ground valve site. (Associated Press)

Dakota Access pipeline vandals sought for burning holes as project expected to run oil this week

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 13, 2017, aerial file photo, shows a site where the final phase of the Dakota Access pipeline is taking place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County near Cannon Ball, N.D. Federal Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday, March 14 denied a request by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux to stop oil from flowing while they appeal his earlier decision allowing pipeline construction to finish. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

The Latest: US taxpayers may be on hook for protest costs

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