North Dakota Still Seeking to Recoup Pipeline Protest Costs
North Dakota has applied for nearly $14 million in funding from the U.S. government to help pay state law enforcement bills related to months of protests over construction of the Dakota Access pipeline.
Flags of Native American tribes from across the US and Canada line the entrance to a protest encampment near Cannon Ball, North Dakota where members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters have gather to voice their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) on Sept. 3, 2016.
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Bismarck, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota is continuing to seek federal funding to help pay state law enforcement bills related to months of protests over construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, despite being rejected on its first attempt.
The state has applied for nearly $14 million in funding from a Justice Department program that helps pay costs related to law enforcement emergencies around the country.