... Standing Rock failed to stop construction. Then in 2019, the state Legislature passed the "Riot Boosting Act" to discourage future protests. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the laws, and in October, a judge blocked key provisions. Lead attorney Stephen Pevar with the ACLU said th

... Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes have been calling for a hearing. Chase Iron Eyes, lead counsel of the Lakota People's Law Project, participated in protests against the pipeline in 2016. He says scrutiny of these expanded plans is important. "We want to educate people about why we are sta

... Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is developing a green way out of reliance on fossil fuels. The Lakota People's Law Project is leading a campaign known as "Green The Rez" to create a renewable-energy blueprint for the people of Standing Rock. The campaign also wants North and South Dakota to develop

... Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, said it's up to tribes to get the word out. "The federal government's going to come in, they're going to train people, they're going to pay them - probably some good money - for a few months of work," he said. "But on our part, it's getting the word to our people that

... Standing Rock. "I believe that this is an attempt to chill people who don't agree with the oil and gas industry, or any of the large industries that have their sights set on North Dakota," she said. Lisa Deville, president of Fort Berthold POWER, an outspoken grassroots group raising awareness

... Standing Rock protesters by law enforcement and the company in charge of pipeline security, TigerSwan. Sponsors of the bill say it's needed to protect places like schools, so that building evacuation procedures aren't open records, for instance. SB 2209 has passed in the Senate and was intro