Army Corps of Engineers to grant final Dakota Access Pipeline permit; tribe vows to fight

‘The US Army Corps of Engineers will grant the final easement necessary to finish construction on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, according to a court filing. President Donald Trump had issued an executive order to review the project quickly.
Along with stating its intentions to grant the easement, the Corps also said it would terminate its plans to prepare an environmental impact statement. That requirement was issued by the Obama administration in its waning days.
The filing of the easement was sent to the US Senate with a 24-hour notice, rather than 14 days, as required, This Week reported.
The stock for Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the pipeline, rose 0.8 percent after the announcement. It had fallen 1.5 percent earlier, according to Bloomberg.’
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