Tribes mount occupation to block North Dakota pipeline
ALONG THE CANNONBALL RIVER, N.D. — Long before Lewis and Clark paddled by, American Indians built homes at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri rivers, using the thick earth to guard against brutal winters and hard summer heat. Yet the protesters say they are creating something very different — new resistance against what they say is a seemingly endless number of pipelines, export terminals and rail lines that would transport fossil fuels across or near tribal reservations, risking pollution to air, water and land. Читать дальше...