Judge Denies Tribes’ Request To Halt Pipeline

BISMARK, N.D. (AP) – A judge has rejected a request by two American Indian tribes to halt construction of the remaining section of the Dakota Access oil pipeline until their lawsuit over the project is resolved.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, in Washington, D.C., issued his ruling Monday. He says he’ll consider the request more thoroughly at a Feb. 27 hearing.
The Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux requested the temporary injunction last week after Texas-based Energy Tr