U.S. Army Corps to Approve Dakota Access Oil Line, Senator Says
- Acting Army Secretary directed to issue final permit for line
- Move comes a week after Trump told Army to expedite approval
John Hoeven.
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Energy Transfer Partners LP may be close to getting the permit it needs to finish the Dakota Access oil pipeline, a project that became a flash point for environmentalists but a symbol of President Donald Trump’s pledge to jump start energy infrastructure.
Just a week after Trump signed a memo directing the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the line’s approval, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said the corps was ready to provide the easement necessary to build the final leg of the $3.8 billion crude oil pipeline under North Dakota’s Lake Oahe.