US supreme court rejects Dakota Access pipeline appeal

Pipeline operator sought to overturn 2020 legal victory striking down a key federal permit

The US supreme court has rejected a case by the Dakota Access oil pipeline operator to avoid a legally mandated environmental review, in a major victory for tribes and environmentalists campaigning to permanently shut down the polluting energy project.

Energy Transfer, the pipeline operator, had sought to overturn a legal victory won by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in 2020 that struck down a key federal permit that violated the National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa).

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/22/us-supreme-court-dakota-access-pipeline

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