“No, DAPL is not dead. No, we didn’t win. No, no, no. It’s a trick.”

“No, the DAPL is not dead. No, we didn’t win. No, no, no. It’s a trick.

The Army Corps of Engineers has declined to grant the easement for Energy Transfer Partners’ drilling under Lake Oahe. This isn’t the same as denying it outright.

What it means is that they will do a limited Environmental Impact Study before allowing the drilling. The EIS could take months, by which time Trump will be president and they hope all the water protectors leave so they can finish the pipeline quietly with no media attention.”

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