The Latest: Dakota Access developer denounces easement delay
CANNON BALL, N.D. — The Latest on protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. (all times local):
8:40 a.m.
The company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline is denouncing a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to delay an easement to cross a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.
Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren said in a statement Monday that the decision is “motivated purely by politics at the expense of a company that has done nothing but play by the rules.”
The Corps wants more studies and tribal input before it decides whether to allow the pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe.