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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017, aerial file photo shows the 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 near Cannon Ball, N.D. American Indians from across the country are bringing their frustrations with the Trump administration and its approval of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to the nation's capital Tuesday, March 7, 2017, kicking off four days of activities that will culminate in a march on the White House. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Dakota Access oil pipeline doesn’t faze big rail shippers

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017, aerial file photo shows the 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 near Cannon Ball, N.D. An Associated Press analysis shows North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the pipeline. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

AP Exclusive: Taxes could flow with Dakota Access pipeline

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

Law enforcement enters the Oceti Sakowin camp to begin arresting Dakota Access Pipeline protesters in Morton County, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, near Cannon Ball, N.D. As the arrests were underway law enforcement personnel drove several large construction equipment into the camp to begin the cleanup process of razing tents and structures. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Dakota Access pipeline poised to flow oil within weeks as project roars ahead of schedule

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Refuse remains in the Dakota Access pipeline opponents' main protest camp as a fire burns in the background in southern North Dakota near Cannon Ball, N.D., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, as authorities prepare to shut down the camp in advance of spring flooding season. (AP Photo/Blake Nicholson)

The Latest: Police: About 20 fires set at Dakota Access camp

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A timeline of the Dakota Access oil pipeline

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Marine Corps veterans like Audie Noneo of Susanville, California, went en masse to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Veterans say the left, unlike the right, has reached out to them for help in such causes. (Associated Press)

Veterans from post-9/11 seek new purpose by joining left-wing protest movements

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This aerial photo shows the Oceti Sakowin camp, where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline on federal land, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge on Monday refused to stop construction on the last stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, which is progressing much faster than expected. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

Dakota Access ‘water protectors’ endanger rivers by leaving behind 200 vehicles in floodplain

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This June 20, 2012, photo provided by ALM shows U.S. District Judge James &quot;Jeb&quot; Boasberg in Washington, D.C. Boasberg is overseeing a lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux, two Dakotas tribes who maintain the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois threatens their drinking water and cultural sites. (Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM via AP)

Judge denies request to halt Dakota Access pipeline work

By SAM HANANEL and 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two Native American tribes that oppose the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline want a federal judge to reject an effort by the project's developer to get permission to finish the disputed four-state pipeline. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

A timeline of the Dakota Access oil pipeline

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This June 20, 2012, photo provided by ALM shows U.S. District Judge James &quot;Jeb&quot; Boasberg in Washington, D.C. Boasberg is overseeing a lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux, two Dakotas tribes who maintain the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois threatens their drinking water and cultural sites. (Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM via AP)

The Latest: Chairman still has hope after pipeline ruling

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Razor wire and concrete barriers protect access to the Dakota Access pipeline drilling site Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. The developer says construction of the Dakota Access pipeline under a North Dakota reservoir has begun and that the full pipeline should be operational within three months. One of two tribes who say the pipeline threatens their water supply on Thursday filed a legal challenge asking a court to block construction while an earlier lawsuit against the pipeline proceeds. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

Bill de Blasio: New York City interested in cutting ties to Dakota Access banks

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - This Sept. 29, 2016 file photo, shows a section of the Dakota Access Pipeline under construction near the town of St. Anthony in Morton County, N.D. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the oil pipeline, asked a a federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from launching a full environmental study of the $3.8 billion pipeline's disputed crossing of a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

The Latest: Company to resume work on oil pipeline

Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 25, 2016, file satellite image taken by DigitalGlobe shows the construction site of the Dakota Access pipeline along the Missouri River, at right, near Cannon Ball, N.D. Opponents of the pipeline called for protests around the world Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, as the Army prepared to greenlight the final stage of the $3.8 billion project's construction. The Army said Tuesday, Feb. 7, that it will allow the four-state pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, the last big chunk of construction. (DigitalGlobe via AP, File)

Dakota Access pipeline company to finish, start moving oil by July

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline protest at the San Francisco Federal Building in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline called for protests around the world Wednesday as the Army prepared to green-light the final stage of the $3.8 billion project's construction. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Dakota Access activists call for return to camps even as tribe cleans up

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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., on Oct. 5, 2016. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Dakota Access pipeline approval will be granted: Trump administration

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two Native American tribes that oppose the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline want a federal judge to reject an effort by the project's developer to get permission to finish the disputed four-state pipeline. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

A timeline of the Dakota Access oil pipeline

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

The Latest: Leader says tribe ‘undaunted’ by pipeline notice

Associated Press

In this Dec. 3, 2016, file photo, law enforcement vehicles line a road leading to a blocked bridge next to the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, that the Acting Secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete the Dakota Access pipeline. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Dakota Access oil pipeline: Army Corps says no decision yet

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline was to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. TransCanada has quickly filed a new application to build Keystone XL, one of two big oil pipelines being given a second chance by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Pipeline backers make big promises about jobs, growth

By DAVID KOENIG and STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Firewood is stacked up at a protest encampment along the route of the Dakota Access oil pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an executive action to advance construction of the pipeline, which opponents believe threatens drinking water and cultural sites. The pipeline developer disputes that. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

What’s next for the Dakota Access, Keystone XL pipelines?

By BLAKE NICHOLSON - Associated Press