Trump’s election overshadows energy pipeline protests around the U.S.

Activists engaged in a national “day of action” Tuesday to protest the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline. Native American groups’ opposition to the project has gotten a lot of attention recently, but it’s just one of many pipeline battles going on across the country. And Donald Trump’s election and his stance in favor of fossil fuels are likely to mean those battles will continue.
Pipelines have taken center stage in an intense fight over the nation’s e