Judge rules Dakota Access pipeline can remain open during review

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A federal judge decided Wednesday that crude oil can flow through the contested Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota while the Army Corps of Engineers conducts a new environmental review over a portion of the pipeline that runs below Lake Oahe.

The decision is a victory for the Trump administration, which expedited the pipeline’s approval process through a presidential executive order soon after President Trump was inaugurated.

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