"Controversial Dakota Pipeline To Go Ahead After Army Approval"

"The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the project despite opposition from Native American tribes and climate activists.

In a court filing on Tuesday, the Army said that it would allow the final section of the line to tunnel under North Dakota's Lake Oahe, part of the Missouri River system. This could enable the $3.8 billion pipeline to begin operation as soon as June.

Energy Transfer Partners (ETP.N) is building the 1,170-mile (1,885 km) line to help move crude from the shale oilfields of North Dakota to Illinois en route to the Gulf of Mexico, where many U.S. refineries are located."

Valerie Volcovici and Ernest Scheyder report for Reuters February 8, 2017.

SEE ALSO:

"Pipeline Foes Vow Court Fight As Trump Approves Project" (E&E News PM)

"Marcellus Pipeline Project Spurs Latest Protest Campout" (EnergyWire)

"Trump To Grant Final Approval For Oil Pipeline" (Greenwire)

"Army To Allow Completion Of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline" (AP)

"Top Executive Behind Dakota Access Has Donated More Than $100,000 To Trump" (Reuters)

"Arrested Journalist Jenni Monet Released" (Indian Country Today Media Network)