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| US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands | US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands |
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| A US judge has denied a request to halt construction on a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota. | A US judge has denied a request to halt construction on a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota. |
| The Dakota Access Pipeline is opposed by over 200 Native American tribes who fear its impact on waterways. | The Dakota Access Pipeline is opposed by over 200 Native American tribes who fear its impact on waterways. |
| The $3.7bn (£2.8bn) project will pass through four states, close to lands that are sacred to members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. | |
| But moments after the ruling the US government urged construction to stop temporarily at one particular site. | |
| The Department of Justice called upon Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners to voluntarily halt construction temporarily within 20 miles of Lake Oahe, which is considered sacred to the regional native tribes. | The Department of Justice called upon Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners to voluntarily halt construction temporarily within 20 miles of Lake Oahe, which is considered sacred to the regional native tribes. |
| Immediate reaction among the protesters camped in North Dakota was confusion. | |
| "The tribes' attempts to stop construction have been denied," the Red Warrior Camp said in a Facebook statement, immediately after the judge's ruling. | |
| "Stay peaceful without backing down" they advised. | "Stay peaceful without backing down" they advised. |
| Judge James Boasberg had ruled that the US Army Corp of Engineers "likely" complied with federal law when they issued construction permits to Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, who are constructing the pipeline. | Judge James Boasberg had ruled that the US Army Corp of Engineers "likely" complied with federal law when they issued construction permits to Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, who are constructing the pipeline. |
| Crude oil from the Bakken shale will be shipped to oil refineries on the US Gulf Coast. | Crude oil from the Bakken shale will be shipped to oil refineries on the US Gulf Coast. |
| Environmental and local activists believe that the transporting of up to 570,000 barrels of crude oil a day will imperil local waterways. | Environmental and local activists believe that the transporting of up to 570,000 barrels of crude oil a day will imperil local waterways. |
| Proponents of the 1,879 km-pipeline's construction believe it to be a safer method of transporting oil than the current methods being used, which is by rail and road. | |
| In a joint statement with the DoJ, the US Army department - which issued the building permits - announced they were suspending construction in one key location. | |
| "Construction of the pipeline on Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe will not go forward at this time", the Department of the Army announced in a joint statement with two other federal agencies. | "Construction of the pipeline on Army Corps land bordering or under Lake Oahe will not go forward at this time", the Department of the Army announced in a joint statement with two other federal agencies. |
| A press conference is scheduled by the protesters later on Friday in Bismarck, North Dakota. | |
| Ahead of Friday's ruling, Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, called upon followers to "continue to be united and peaceful in our opposition to the pipeline". | |
| "Our ultimate goal is permanent protection of our sacred sites and our water," Mr Archambault II said. | |
| "We must continue to have faith and believe in the strength of our prayers and not do anything in violence. We must believe in the creator and good things will come." |