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Dani Heffernan, dani@350.org, +1 (305) 992-1544

350.org on Final Easement for Dakota Access Pipeline

WASHINGTON

Within the next 24 hours, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to grant the final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline that would allow construction to proceed under the Missouri River in North Dakota. The decision is coming after the Obama administration ordered the Army Corps to withhold the final easement last year, calling for a full environmental review of the project. Shortly after taking office, Trump urged the Army Corps to scrap the environmental review process and approve the final permit.

May Boeve, 350.org Executive Director, said:

"Trump thinks he's getting what he wants, but the people who've been emboldened by the worldwide fight against the Dakota Access pipeline won't quietly back away. Indigenous leaders, landowners, and climate activists are ready challenge this decision in the courts and in the streets -- as we have each time the fossil fuel industry steamrolls over human rights for their own profits. While the industry's grip on our government tightens, so does our resolve to keep oil, coal, and gas in the ground and build the clean energy economy we need from the ground up."

350 is building a future that's just, prosperous, equitable and safe from the effects of the climate crisis. We're an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all.