Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20168 No(s). 16-1534 (JEB) (D.D.C. Jul 6, 2020) (Boasberg, J.)
A district court vacated the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to grant an easement under the Mineral Leasing Act for the Dakota Access Pipeline, which runs from North Dakota to Illinois, after previously ruling that the Corps must prepare an EIS for the pipeline to comply with NEPA. The court found...