“The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota — the plaintiff of the case and longtime opponent of the pipeline — argued the impact statement was needed to show the potential environmental risks the pipeline would pose to the Missouri River, under which the pipeline travels.” REGIONAL—A federal judge ruled Monday the Dakota Access Pipeline, which traverses three of N’West Iowa’s four counties, must be shut down and emptied of oil by Aug. 5.

Posted on July 17, 2020