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US authorities deny route for controversial N Dakota pipeline

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Last Updated : Dec 05 2016 | 4:32 AM IST
The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced it would deny plans for a controversial oil pipeline crossing in North Dakota, a major victory for Native Americans and environmentalists who had staged weeks of protests.
The pipeline had been set to cross under the Missouri River and man-made Lake Oahe, which are drinking water sources for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
"It's clear that there's more work to do," Jo-Ellen Darcy, the US Army's assistant secretary for civil works, said in a statement yesterday.
"The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.

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First Published: Dec 05 2016 | 4:32 AM IST

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