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White House press conference: Sean Spicer suggests Donald Trump will push through Dakota Access Pipeline White House press conference: Sean Spicer suggests Donald Trump will push through Dakota Access Pipeline
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President Donald Trump will overturn a permit denial that prohibited the construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), that was the focus of months of massive protests by Native American that garnered attention worldwide.President Donald Trump will overturn a permit denial that prohibited the construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), that was the focus of months of massive protests by Native American that garnered attention worldwide.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer did provide specifics about Mr Trump's plans regarding continuing construction of the DAPL and the Keystone XL Pipeline, but he gave first hints that the new administration would move forward with the project. Press Secretary Sean Spicer did provide specifics about Mr Trump's plans regarding continuing construction of the DAPL and the Keystone XL Pipeline, but he gave first hints that the new administration would move forward with the project. 
Mr Trump launched his first working week as President of the United States carrying out his plans of dismantling many of Barack Obama's signature policies – such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and the Affordable Care Act. Pushing through the Dakota Access Pipeline would further Mr Trump's promise to work against his predecessor. 
"I'm not going to get in front of the President's executive actions," Mr Spicer said, "but I will tell you that areas like the Dakota and Keystone pipeline areas that we can increase jobs, increase economic grown, and tap into America's energy supply. That's something that he's been very clear about.""I'm not going to get in front of the President's executive actions," Mr Spicer said, "but I will tell you that areas like the Dakota and Keystone pipeline areas that we can increase jobs, increase economic grown, and tap into America's energy supply. That's something that he's been very clear about."
He added that Mr Trump is "very very keen in making sure we maximise use of our natural resources to America's benefit".He added that Mr Trump is "very very keen in making sure we maximise use of our natural resources to America's benefit".
More follows In December, the US Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to the Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners to complete the final leg of the $3.8bn pipeline. The project was planned to stretch across North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois.
"Although we have had continuing discussion and exchanges of new information with the Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access, it's clear that there's more work to do," Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Army's Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, said. "The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing."
Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman David Archambault II quickly celebrated the decision when the announcement was made. 
"We wholeheartedly support the decision of the administration and commend with the utmost gratitude the courage it took on the part of President Obama, the Army Corps, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior to take steps to correct the course of history and to do the right thing," he said. 
Protests are still underway in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, but the Standing Rock Tribal Council has issued an evacuation order for people still camped at the construction site, Indian Country Today reported. 
"The main objective of the people of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe was to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which has been achieved to a degree," said Cannon Ball district representative Cody Two Bears. "All the individuals at all the camps in and around Cannon Ball need to leave."