{"id":20998,"date":"2017-02-01T10:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T10:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=20998"},"modified":"2017-02-01T10:52:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T10:52:18","slug":"dakota-pipeline-us-army-to-allow-work-on-final-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/dakota-pipeline-us-army-to-allow-work-on-final-section.html","title":{"rendered":"Dakota pipeline, US Army to allow work on final section"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dakota pipeline, US Army to allow work on final section<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Dakota pipeline, US Army to allow work on final section:-<\/strong> North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said the Army Corps of Engineers had been directed to allow work under Lake Oahe, a reservoir on the Missouri River.<\/span><\/p>\n

Native Americans, who have protested against the Dakota Access Pipeline for months, vowed legal action to stop it.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order signalling his support for the pipeline.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US Army Corps of Engineers, which has approval authority, decided last year to explore other routes for the pipeline amid huge protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Dakota Pipeline?<\/span><\/p>\n

In an announcement on Tuesday, Mr Hoeven said that the acting Secretary of the Army, Robert Speer, had ordered the corps to allow the work necessary to complete the pipeline.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe argues that the Army has to wait for the results of a scheduled environmental impact study (EIS) that was ordered in January.<\/span>
\n “The Army Corps lacks statutory authority to simply stop the EIS,” they said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The $3.7bn (\u00a32.8bn) pipeline is designed to transport about 470,000 barrels of crude oil a day across four states, from North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois, where it can be shipped to refineries.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sioux say the final section would contaminate drinking water and damage sacred burial sites. They and their supporters have set up a Sacred Stone spiritual camp near the Missouri river.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just four days after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order in favour of the pipeline. He told the Army to quickly reconsider its decision to explore other routes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-38823331<\/span><\/div>\n

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