Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in Dakota access pipeline case

On Wednesday a federal court in Washington DC ordered the US army corps of engineers to conduct a comprehensive environmental review on the Dakota access pipeline. The court ended permits and ruled that existing permits violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

Construction of the pipeline began immediately after Trumps first week in office, that’s when he signed an executive order to expedite it. The standing Rock Sioux tribe of Morrh Dakota challenged the permits, and they won. The new ruling is that a full environmental impact statement (EIS) must be conducted and could take years. This is a win for the tribe who has been fighting the pipeline as it can harm their water supply. 

Environmental protectors worldwide were against the building of this pipeline and supported the tribe by protesting. 

Tribal chairman Mike Faith said “It’s humbling to see how actions we took to defend our ancestral homeland continue to inspire national conversations about how our choices ultimately affect this planet.”