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A Standing Rock Sioux leader expressed both hope and skepticism about the process earlier this month. Nation-to-nation consultation is something that we ve been wanting and continue to want, but we want meaningful consultation, Tribal Councilman Brandon Mauai said. If it s a listening session where this administration is only going to hear us but not take (us) into serious consideration, then let s call it for what it is.
Tribal consultation over Dakota Access comes as part of the lengthy environmental review of the pipeline that began last fall. The study, known as an Environmental Impact Statement, is expected to wrap up in March 2022 and will determine whether the federal government reissues a permit for the lineâs Missouri River crossing after a judge revoked it.
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Whether the Dakota Access Pipeline can keep operating during a lengthy environmental review remains an open question following a court hearing April 9, in which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it was in a continuous process of evaluating the situation.
The Corps was expected to say whether it would force the pipeline to stop pumping oil temporarily, but that decision will likely now fall to a federal judge overseeing the pipeline litigation.
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg said he was surprised by the announcement from the Corps, adding that he would have thought there would be a decision one way or another at this point. He had granted the agency more time to brief incoming Biden administration officials on the matter ahead of the court hearing.
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