October 10th, 2016
Olivia Martin
Since July, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's land has been taken over and blocked by a new and extensive oil pipeline in North Dakota. This pipeline is overtaking their scared sites to their tribe, and could potentially pose an issue environmentally as well. The CEO of the Texas-based pipeline company said that it won't have any impact on local water supplies. While this case is in court, the Department of Justice has requested that construction is will not come within 20 miles of Lake Oahe, one of the local water supplies. These recent protests have been nothing but peaceful, but these tribes have a right to protect what has meant a lot to them for years.
The pipeline is now almost complete, and around 1,170 miles long, it remains 20 miles away from their lake. I think that's a fair agreement, but the pipeline is just another source of damage to the enviroment with the risk of an oil spill. Hundreds of other tribes and government officials were standing alongside the Standing Rock Sioux as they fought for their land. I'm glad they could settle on something that appeals to both sides of the argument.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/controversial-dakota-access-pipeline-case-back-court/story?id=42585486
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