Army Corps of Engineers Denies Easement for Dakota Access Pipeline

“Today’s announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers to consider alternative routes for the Dakota Access Pipeline makes right a great wrong inflicted on the Standing Rock Sioux. Tribal rights and community concerns can never be satisfied when government proceeds in a bureaucratic ‘check the box’ manner as was the case here. The Army Corps of Engineers is to be commended for having the courage to take a second, more meaningful look at this situation.”

-                    Dan Grossman, Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Environmental Defense Fund