In the US, controversial Dakota Access pipeline temporarily shut down in legal and ‘spiritual’ battle
RNS The US District Court for the District of Columbia has temporarily shut down the Dakota Access pipeline for the latest twist in what activists and religious leaders have called a “ spiritual battle“. Oil must stop flowing through the Dakota Access pipeline by 5th August, according to a decision on Monday by Judge James E Boasberg, who […]
US tribe Standing Rock Sioux celebrate ‘significant legal win’ in Dakota pipeline fight
RNS A US federal judge has ordered a new environmental review for the Dakota Access Pipeline in what the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is celebrating as a “significant legal win”. In his ruling last week, Judge James E Boasberg agreed with the Standing Rock Sioux that “too many questions remain unanswered” regarding the impact of the […]
Indigenous bishop welcomes US decision to reroute oil pipeline
A North American indigenous bishop has welcomed a decision in the US which bars an oil pipeline from crossing into land “vital” to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Mark MacDonald, the World Council of Churches president for North America and national indigenous bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, said it was “good news, Gospel news, to […]