Megan Wittman, megan.wittman@sierraclub.org ; BJ McManama, bjmcmanama@ienearth.org
Bismarck, ND – On Wednesday, November 1, at 6:00 pm, Standing Rock & Cheyenne River Grassroots, Oceti Sakowin Runners, Standing Rock Youth Council, Indigenous Environmental Network, and Sierra Club will show up in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), calling on the Biden Administration to shut down the pipeline. The pipeline spans from North Dakota to Illinois, passing through the states of South Dakota and Iowa, and tribal nations of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The Dakota Access Pipeline was built without adequate Tribal consultation with the Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes, trouncing on treaty rights and burdening tribes and nearby communities with enormous risk. 1.1 million barrels of oil per day pass through the pipeline and threaten access to clean drinking water for millions of people.
In 2021, the D.C. Circuit Court affirmed the Corps violated the law in failing to prepare in EIS for DAPL and that there is no valid pipeline easement across Corps land. The Army Corps has now released the court mandated EIS and it is open for public comment until November 13.
WHAT: Gathering against the Dakota Access Pipeline
WHERE: The Radisson Hotel, 605 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck, ND 5850
WHEN: November 1, 2023 from 6-9 p.m.
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