ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated PressFeb 18, 2020
This marks the first time waivers have applied to federal procurement rules. Previously ones waived environmental impact reviews. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
MARGERY A. BECK and BLAKE NICHOLSON / The Associated PressMar 15, 2019
Flooding still a big concern in the lower Missouri River area after a massive storm affects parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
DANICA COTO / The Associated PressApr 18, 2018
Officials say it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power to the island, which was hit hard by Hurricane Maria last September. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Eleanor Goldfield / TruthdigApr 2, 2018
In Louisiana, misdeeds by the oil and gas pipeline industries have fired up people dedicated to monitoring the situation—and they could use some help. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
DANICA COTO / The Associated PressDec 29, 2017
Officials say 55 percent of the nearly 1.5 million customers have power, marking the first time the government has provided that statistic since the Category 4 storm hit on Sept. 20. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Indigenous activists rally on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes during a hearing in the tribes' case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Jake Johnson / Common DreamsJun 15, 2017
A federal judge deems safety evaluations of the Dakota Access pipeline insufficient and orders the Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider its analysis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Emma Niles and Donald KaufmanFeb 9, 2017
The fight over the Dakota Access pipeline is reaching a boiling point as peaceful demonstrators seek to halt imminent drilling. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigFeb 2, 2017
The groundbreaking vote comes one day after the Army Corps of Engineers is ordered to continue the easement process for the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Four ArrowsJan 21, 2017
An independent inspection is needed immediately to determine whether construction is continuing in defiance of an official order. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigDec 9, 2016
Cold weather, police violence and government promises won't deter the water protectors. Although the Dakota Access pipeline has been halted, these demonstrators are not leaving Cannon Ball, N.D., until the project is dead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Michael Nigro / TruthdigDec 5, 2016
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, activist-philosopher Cornel West and others joined the water protectors in celebration of news on Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will not pass through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Pictured, one of the demonstrators. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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