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| Dakota Access Pipeline: US Army to grant permit | |
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| The US Army has informed Congress that it will grant permission to complete the controversial Dakota Access pipeline near tribal territory. | The US Army has informed Congress that it will grant permission to complete the controversial Dakota Access pipeline near tribal territory. |
| The notice comes after Donald Trump formally backed the project in one of his first acts as US president. | The notice comes after Donald Trump formally backed the project in one of his first acts as US president. |
| Thousands of predominately Native Americans protesters boycotted the $3.8bn (£3bn) pipeline's construction in the state of North Dakota last year. | Thousands of predominately Native Americans protesters boycotted the $3.8bn (£3bn) pipeline's construction in the state of North Dakota last year. |
| The Standing Rock Tribe have said that they will fight the decision in court. | The Standing Rock Tribe have said that they will fight the decision in court. |
| "The Department of the Army announced today that it has completed a presidential-directed review of the remaining easement request for the Dakota Access pipeline, and has notified Congress that it intends to grant an easement," the Army said in a statement. | |
| Easement is a special permit that allows a company to cross private land. | |
| Trump backs Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines | |
| Dakota Pipeline: What's behind the controversy? | |
| Nearly 700 people have been arrested since protests first began, according to local law enforcement officials. | |
| The 1,172 mile (1,886km) pipeline is almost finished except for a one-mile stretch under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, where demonstrators have set up protest encampments. | |
| The proposed crossing point for the pipeline is upstream from the tribe's territory, raising fears that any rupture could threaten drinking water supplies. | |
| The pipeline's owner, Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, says the project is safe. | |
| In September, the Obama administration announced that it would not allow the project to proceed. |