US authorities clear pathway for Dakota pipeline

Demonstrators rally downtown before marching to Trump Tower while protesting the construct
AFP

Washington (AFP) – The US Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday said it will approve a permit to allow for the completion of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline. 

“The Department of the Army announced today that it has completed a presidential-directed review of the remaining easement request for the Dakota Access pipeline, and has notified Congress that it intends to grant an easement for a right-of-way across government land at Lake Oahe Dam and Reservoir, North Dakota,” the Army said in a statement. 

An easement is a special permit that allows an entity or person to cross someone else’s land.

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