Sioux Tribe Asks Court to Block Final Link in Dakota Access
- Challenge comes one day after Army grants company an easement
- Predawn filing reignites fight over Energy Transfer pipeline
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against the building of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) near the White House in Washington on Feb. 8, 2017.
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A Sioux Indian tribe asked a federal court judge in Washington to block the final link in Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Dakota Access pipeline, the day after the U.S. Army gave the final go-ahead to complete it.
The Cheyenne River tribe is also seeking to force the Army to retract that authorization. Both requests were filed early Thursday morning, less than a day after the government issued the last-needed approvals to the Energy Transfer-led consortium, Dakota Access LLC, which is building the $3.8 billion, 1,172-mile (1,886-kilometer) conduit.