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Tag Archives: eis
Twenty-nine years: How long it took Americans to decimate the whales, and for the Makah to get a permit to (almost) resume hunting
You may have heard that the US government will now allow the Makah Tribe to hunt whales again. Not quite. The US will now allow the Tribe to “enter into a cooperative agreement under the Whaling Convention Act.” After that, … Continue reading
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Tagged bureaucracy, Deepwater Horizon, eis, IWC quota, makah, MMPA waiver, NOAA, permit, whales, whaling
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Standing Rock and DAPL in 2023: The EIS process and the public’s second chance
UPDATE ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024: We are still waiting for Step 3 on the graphic below. Once the “preferred alternative” is chosen, the Biden Administration must wait 30 days to finalize the Record of Decision. The clock is ticking. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged dapl, eis, public comment, public comment instructions, Standing Rock, understanding EIS process
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How Covid, Obama, and the Standing Rock Sioux shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline
Obama’s Play On December 4, 2016, during that short window between Hillary Clinton’s loss and Trump’s inauguration, the US Army Corp of Engineers, at the direction of lame duck President Barack Obama, announced that construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline … Continue reading
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Tagged #DAPL, #standingrock, army corp, boasberg, Covid, Dakota Access, eis, eis process, judge, Obama, ruling, Sioux, Standing Rock
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Standing Rock: Court victory may be short lived
I’ve just finished reading the 91-page ruling from US District Court Judge Boasberg. Touted as a “major victory” for the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes, there’s still a lot to be worried about as legal proceedings continue. First, … Continue reading
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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, boasberg, EA, eis, environmental justice, judge, pipeline, risk, ruling, Sioux, spill, SRST, Standing Rock
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Standing Rock: Victory in Court
A federal judge made a mixed ruling today, though largely in favor of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST), that the permitting process for the Dakota Access Pipeline was flawed. Earthjustice, whose legal team represented SRST, has issued a press … Continue reading
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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, dakota, Dakota Access, EA, eis, judge, oil, permit, pipeline, ruling, Sioux, SRST, Standing Rock
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Standing Rock: In the Courts of the Conqueror (and my comments on the EIS)
The title of this blog post comes from Walter Echo-Hawk’s book, In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided. Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) is an attorney and his book is a tour de force of US … Continue reading
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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, army corp, court, drilling, eis, eis process, energy transfer partners, environment, environmental assessment, Sioux, SRST, USACE
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Standing Rock: Understanding the EIS Process
It’s time to comment on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The deadline is February 20. Here’s what you need to know. First, Trump’s “executive order” did not automatically approve the pipeline (and it’s actually … Continue reading
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Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, army corp, comment, Dakota Access, eis, eis process, Executive Order, NOI, North Dakota, public comment, Sioux, trump
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Standing Rock Victory on Thin Ice
On December 4, we all celebrated when the US Army Corp of Engineers announced they would not grant the easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline to pass under the Missouri River at Lake Oahe. Instead, they would prepare an Environmental … Continue reading
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Tagged #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, army corp, Dakota Access, eis, EPA, Sioux
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Dakota Access’s Trail of Broken Laws
There are several laws and regulations designed specifically to prevent the kind of conflict the world is witnessing at Standing Rock. Energy Transfer Partners and the US Army Corp willfully ignored these laws and created the current crisis. While thousands … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts, news, Standing Rock
Tagged #DAPL, #noDAPL, #standingrock, #standwithStandingRock, 12898, 13175, backwater bridge, Bismarck, eis, Executive Order, law, laws, map, military surplus, NEPA, pipeline, regulations, route, Section 106, SHPO, Sioux, SRST, Standing Rock, tribal consultation, Turtle Hill, violated, violation
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Standing Rock and the DAPL EIS: My public comment letter
As I described in my last post, we have now finally arrived at the public comment period regarding the DAPL pipeline. This was supposed to be done before the pipeline was built. The water protectors brought us to this moment. … Continue reading →