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Judge orders shutdown of controversial Dakota Access pipeline pending review

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The pipeline was the subject of months of protests, sometimes violent, during its construction near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
A federal judge on Monday sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done. U. S. District Judge James Boasberg said that the pipeline, which has been in operation three years, remains « highly controversial » under federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than the environmental assessment that was done.
In a 24-page order Monday, Boasberg wrote that he was « mindful of the disruption such a shutdown will cause, » but said he had concluded that the pipeline must be shut down.

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