Alleging that the project will be an environmental disaster for the region, the protesters said that it also threatens the livelihood of farmers and fishermen.
Protesters camped in rural south-central North Dakota for months in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which says the pipeline is a tribal sovereignty and environmental threat.
The demonstrations were in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which opposes the pipeline out of pollution and sovereignty concerns. In the aftermath of the protests, Energy Transfer ...