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U.S. Halts Construction On Oil Pipeline In North Dakota After Protests

2016-09-09 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The Obama administration is halting construction on the pipeline after concerns were raised by a nearby Native American tribe. A federal judge previously ruled construction could proceed. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There's an unexpected twist in the battle over a planned oil pipeline in North Dakota. A federal judge today ruled that construction could go forward despite protests by the nearby Standing Rock Sioux tribe. But then the Obama administration said it would step in. Sisk of Prairie Public...

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U.S. judge halts fracking plan for federal lands in California

2016-09-07 22:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A U.S. judge on Wednesday halted a plan to allow fracking on public lands in central California, saying a federal agency's environmental plan should have taken a "hard look" at the potential impact of the process. The ruling, by U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald, was at least the second setback in three years for fracking in California and came as the Obama administration's rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands have been tied up in another court. The U.S. Department of the Interior's...

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Judge's Order Halts Construction On Part Of North Dakota Pipeline

2016-09-07 21:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: A federal judge has granted part of a Native American tribe's emergency request to halt construction of a section of oil pipeline in North Dakota. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe fears the planned pipeline could contaminate its drinking water and sacred lands, as we've reported. The temporary restraining order is "a mixed victory for both sides," as The Bismarck Tribune wrote. In the motion filed Sunday, the tribe had sought protection for a larger area along the planned route for the Dakota...

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Sacred Burial Grounds Destroyed, Judge Halts Construction on Portion of Dakota Access Pipeline

2016-09-07 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: A federal judge in Washington, DC declined Tuesday to order the halt of all construction on a portion of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) route that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe had recently identified as sacred tribal burial ground, a site that was bulldozed over the Labor Day weekend by pipeline construction crews. Hundreds of people marched peacefully on Sept. 4 to protest the destruction of sacred sites and burial grounds in the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.Dallas...

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