Judge rejects Standing Rock request to block Dakota Access pipeline drilling

Tribes lost a challenge of the president’s decision to speed approvals for the last stretch of the $3.7bn pipeline under the Missouri river in North Dakota A federal judge has rejected a request from indigenous tribes to block drilling of the Dakota Access pipeline, the latest blow to the Standing Rock Sioux after Donald Trump fast-tracked final permits for the last phase of construction. Related: Army veterans return to Standing Rock to form a human shield against policeContinue reading..