Justice
A Pipeline Standoff Escalates in North Dakota
Standing Rock Sioux tribal leaders are joined by ranchers, farmers, and community members in a peaceful protest against the oil pipeline.
An ongoing battle over an oil pipeline in North Dakota is reaching new levels this week as protesters have interrupted construction and drawn national attention to a series of environmental justice issues facing a Native American tribe in the region.
Leaders of the Lakota tribe, who have been working against the Dakota Access Pipeline for over two years, have been joined by ranchers, farmers, environmentalists, and other tribes to protest a project they say is not just a tribal issue, not just a water issue, but a threat to the rights, health, and safety of the land and people.