Oil pipeline foes protest around country in 'last stand'
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February 9, 2017
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — With the federal government about to green-light the final phase of the Dakota Access pipeline, opponents of the project protested around the country Wednesday in an action some dubbed their "last stand."
Some members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has been at the center of the debate for nearly a year, urged "emergency actions" via social media. The Indigenous Environmental Network told people to target fuel-transportation hubs and government buildings and to expect violence and mass arrests.
Protesters posted an online list of about 50 events nationwide. The...
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