STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:16-cv-01534

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

James E. Boasberg

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  1. October 11, 2017

    Dakota Access Pipeline Can Operate During Enviro Review

    A D.C. federal judge said Wednesday that he would allow the Dakota Access pipeline to stay in operation while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts further environmental review of the project, but warned the agency not to treat the review as a mere formality.

  2. October 06, 2017

    Corps' Dakota Access Review Taking Longer Than Expected

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told a D.C. federal judge on Friday that it will likely take longer than it initially expected to finish fixing an environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, saying it still needs to receive information it has requested.

  3. August 30, 2017

    Tribes Want Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown During Redo

    The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes told a D.C. federal judge on Monday that arguments against shutting down the controversial Dakota Access pipeline while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fixes an environmental review are "exaggerated."

  4. August 28, 2017

    Build, Baby, Build! Say Dakota Access Proponents

    Three energy trade groups, a manufacturing group and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have urged a D.C. federal court not to vacate a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decision letting Dakota Access LLC construct part of its pipeline in North Dakota while awaiting an environmental review.

  5. August 23, 2017

    Dakota Access Again Urges Court To Keep Pipeline Operating

    The company behind the controversial Dakota Access pipeline on Tuesday blasted a group of Sioux tribe members' arguments in favor of halting the fully functional pipeline's operations while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to fix problems with an environmental review, calling them "flawed."

  6. August 18, 2017

    Corps, Dakota Access Say Pipeline Oil Should Keep Flowing

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Energy Transfer Partners unit behind the controversial Dakota Access crude oil pipeline continued to press a D.C. federal judge Thursday to keep oil flowing while the agency works to fix problems he found with an environmental review.

  7. August 08, 2017

    Tribes Urge Halt Of Dakota Access Pipeline For Enviro Review

    The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes pushed a D.C. federal judge on Monday to revoke the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approvals for the Dakota Access pipeline and thus halt its operations while the agency works to fix problems the judge found with an environmental review.

  8. July 27, 2017

    Tribes, Energy Groups Spar Over Dakota Access Case Input

    Industry groups on Wednesday defended their bid to weigh in on whether approval of the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline should be maintained while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers redoes part of an environmental review, telling a D.C. federal judge that a decision could have economywide implications.

  9. July 24, 2017

    ND Oil Group Blasts Bid To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

    The North Dakota Petroleum Council is getting behind efforts to maintain approval of the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers redoes part of an environmental review, telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge last week the pipeline is too important to the state’s economy to shut down even temporarily.

  10. July 18, 2017

    Army, Dakota Access Push To Keep Oil Flowing During Review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Energy Transfer Partners unit behind the controversial Dakota Access crude oil pipeline urged a D.C. federal judge Monday to leave the agency's approvals for the project intact as it works to fix problems he found with an environmental review.

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