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Court Reverses Order to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

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The Dakota Access pipeline can continue operating pending a full environmental review after a federal appeals court reversed a judge’s order for its shut down.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a judge’s order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep the oil flowing, saying a lower-court judge “did not make the findings necessary for injunctive relief.”

Read more – The Associated Press