![]() ![]() Thousands of activists joined the Standing Rock Sioux in protest and late last year, the Obama administration reversed its decision and said it would not allow construction under Lake Oahe. They said that the pipelines being built on sacred ground, that it would destroy Native American burial sites and that if it ruptures underneath Lake Oahe, where part of the pipe would run, it could contaminate the tribe’s water supply. Army Corps of Engineers approved the plan to build it last summer.īut the Standing Rock Sioux, a Native American tribe whose reservation is near a pipeline construction site sued the government. ![]() It’s a $3.7 billion project that would join oil rich areas of North Dakota to Illinois, where it can then be distributed to other parts of America. We’re explaining it all starting with a look at the Dakota Access Pipeline. And we’re making a stop in the Middle East at the crossroads of technology and firefighting.ĬARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: First story on CNN 10 today: executive actions from the White House concerning a pair of controversial oil pipelines. After that, we’re taking you to Asia for a view of the massive amounts of E-waste that are building up. oil pipelines, a pair of executive actions, and a look at what exactly an executive action is. Today’s explanatory coverage centers on a pair of controversial U.S.
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