Oil Placed in Dakota Access Pipeline Under Lake Oahe

Emma Niles / Truthdig Mar 28, 2017 The lake, which flows into the Missouri River, serves as the primary water source for numerous indigenous tribes, including the Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Challenge to the Dakota Access Pipeline Isn’t Over: Cheyenne River Sioux Take Battle to Court

Emma Niles / Truthdig Mar 26, 2017 As with the Standing Rock Sioux, the South Dakota tribe's land and water supply are threatened by the controversial oil pipeline. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sarah Silverman: Here’s How You Can Stick It to the Banks That Abuse the Earth (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 20, 2017 In a clip for NowThis News, the comedian tells of a personal financial move she made in reaction to President Trump's green light for the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Leads #NoDAPL March on Washington

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2017 Truthdig correspondent Clara Romeo reports from the nation's capital Friday as tribe members and allied "water protectors" rally against the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Water Protectors’ Have a Hard Time Escaping the Anger of Some Locals (Video)

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 2, 2017 With passions running high in North Dakota, a small group of Native Americans and their supporters find themselves targets in a restaurant, and a woman is struck by an infuriated, yelling man. With passions running high in North Dakota, a small group of Native Americans and their supporters find themselves targets in a restaurant, and a woman is struck by an infuriated, yelling man. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Can We Learn From Standing Rock?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2017 Truthdig correspondent Donald Kaufman met with the editorial team Thursday to discuss the Dakota Access pipeline and the next moves for the "water protectors." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

#NoDAPL Live Blog: Standing Rock Activists Take Their Cause to Hollywood

Emma Niles / Truthdig Feb 27, 2017 Hollywood was the center of global attention this weekend—a detail not lost on "water protectors" and supporters of the #NoDAPL cause. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Questioning Local Media Coverage of the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2017 Reporter Jordan Chariton appears on a North Dakota news show to set the record straight about what’s happening at #NoDAPL camps. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

This Could be the Last Stand for Activists Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 21, 2017 The water protectors in North Dakota realize they may lose the #NoDAPL fight. But their resistance to an oil pipeline has sparked a movement that could lead to something invaluable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Santa Monica, Calif., Moves to Dump Wells Fargo Over DAPL Funding

Emma Niles / Truthdig Feb 18, 2017 The city's progressive agenda includes a new measure to shield residents from discriminatory acts by the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Proceeds as Emergency Request Is Denied

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2017 As the Sioux tribes run out of legal routes to halt the pipeline, military veterans travel to North Dakota to support the water protectors' final stand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Is Far From Over

By Josh Fox / AlterNet Feb 12, 2017 Chase Iron Eyes, a leading Standing Rock water protector, describes the next steps in the battle to block the controversial oil pipeline. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )