Protesters claim major victory with Army Corps in battle over Dakota Access Pipeline

The Army Corp of Engineers will not immediately grant the Dakota Access Pipeline the right to cross the Missouri River next to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, the National Congress of American Indians claimed in a statement on Sunday.The group has been leading the protests against the controversial pipeline’s plans in the Dakotas.“Today the Army Corp of Engineers announced its decision not to grant the easement to the Dakota Access Pipeline crossing the Missouri immediately abov