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Appeals court denies tribe’s request to stop Dakota Access pipeline

By Kyle Feldscher
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Appeals court denies tribe’s request to stop Dakota Access pipeline

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Sunday night rejected a Native American tribe’s attempt to block an oil pipeline from crossing its water source and lands it says are culturally important.

The court rejected a motion to block the Dakota Access pipeline from being constructed in North Dakota. The pipeline has been controversial in recent months due to the objections of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

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