Latest Dakota Access Pipeline News

Judge dismisses lawsuit of injured Dakota Access pipeline protester

Apr. 09, 2024 12:32 PM EDT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed the excessive-force lawsuit of a New York woman who was injured in an explosion during the protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. In orders on Wednesday and Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor...

Trial begins for North Dakota's effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

Feb. 15, 2024 13:20 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota's lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. The state filed the lawsuit in...

What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Feb. 07, 2024 16:20 PM EST

For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Last week, the Oglala Sioux Tribe said the Republican governor was no longer welcome on tribal lands, and its leaders referred to her rhetoric linking immigration and crime as...