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Monday
Nov282016

Today's Midwest Energy News headlines/links re: DAPL resistance

PIPELINES:
• Dakota Access pipeline protesters plan to stay at their encampment in North Dakota despite federal officials giving them a Dec. 5 deadline to move to a designated area. (Minnesota Public Radio)
• The protesters will not be forcibly removed, though they may face violations for trespassing. (Reuters)
• The North Dakota sheriff leading the response to pipeline protesters defends officers’ actions using force against the crowds. (Associated Press)
• More than 30 protesters are arrested on trespassing charges after forming a prayer circle at a North Dakota mall. (Minnesota Public Radio)
• Concerns grow over President-elect Trump’s owning stock in the company developing the Dakota Access pipeline. (Associated Press)