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How Covid, Obama, and the Standing Rock Sioux shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Stephen Carr Hampton

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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Standing Rock: In the Courts of the Conqueror (and my comments on the EIS)

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

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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Standing Rock: Understanding the EIS Process

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

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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