Dakota Access Pipeline

‘Monumental Victory’: Court-Ordered Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline

July 11, 2020 UNAC Editor DAPL, Indigenous peoples

by Jessica Corbett, published on Common Dreams, July 6, 2020 A U.S. district court on Monday delivered a major win to local Indigenous organizers and climate activists—and a significant blow to the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration—by ordering the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to be shut down and emptied of oil by Aug. 5 while federal regulators conduct an environmental review[…]

#NoDAPL Water Protector Sentenced to 57 Months

July 28, 2018 UNAC Editor DAPL, Environment, Indigenous peoples

Photo: Red Fawn Fallis being arrested. By Mahtowin Munro posted on Workers World, July 27, 2018 #NoDAPL water protector Red Fawn Fallis was sentenced July 11 to 57 months in prison by a federal judge in North Dakota. She was given 18 months’ credit for time served prior to trial, and will have three years of probation supervision after her[…]