A standoff in North Dakota near the site of an oil pipeline nearing completion turned violent late Sunday as police sprayed water, fired rubber bullets and used tear gas to disperse protesters, some of whom had set multiple fires at a highway crossing.
Police fired tear gas and water at hundreds of protesters in North Dakota opposed to an oil pipeline in freezing weather late Sunday and early Monday, in the latest violent clash between law enforcement and activists over the $3.7-billion project. An …
As a Native American-led opposition to a $3.7bn North Dakota pipeline that galvanised an international movement takes on increased urgency with the election of Donald Trump, repression by law enforcement response continues to escalate. If completed …
Police use a water cannon to put out a fire started by protesters during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie …
Demonstrators opposed to an oil pipeline project in the US state of North Dakota have used slingshots to launch flaming projectiles and attempted to start several fires as they attacked a police barricade at the site, Morton County Sheriff’s Department …
Police in North Dakota have used water cannon against demonstrators protesting against an oil pipeline. Morton County Sheriff’s Department said protesters, who had gathered on a closed bridge near the Standing Rock reservation, had started fires.
Completion of the pipeline, set to run 1,172 miles (1,885 km) from North Dakota to Illinois, was delayed in September so federal authorities could re-examine permits required by the Army Corps of Engineers. A final decision on the permit has been …
The Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners is set to build the 1,200-mile pipeline in order to transport about 570,000 barrels of crude oil every day from North Dakota to Illinois. The nearly $4 billion project was proposed in 2014 and was expected to …
CANNON BALL, N.D. – Tension flared anew on the Dakota Access pipeline as protesters tried to push past a long-blocked bridge on a state highway, only to be turned back by a line of law enforcement using water cannon and what appeared to be tear gas.
More than 400 demonstrators clashed with police on a bridge north of a protest encampment near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota on Sunday night. Protesters said they were trying to access what they described as sacred tribal lands, …
Law enforcement officials in North Dakota have deployed tear gas and water hoses against hundreds of activists protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Protesters also reported being hit with rubber bullets and percussion grenades on a bridge …
Demonstrators against the Dakota Access oil pipeline hold a ceremony at the main protest camp Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. The ceremony was in honor of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental attorney and president of …
Law enforcement officials in North Dakota and protesters opposed to the Dakota Access Pipelineclashed in below-freezing weather on Sunday night, as hundreds of demonstrators were pushed back from a bridge by water cannons. In a statement late on …
Tensions over the Dakota Access oil pipeline flared again Sunday when North Dakota law enforcement used water cannons to disperse a group of about 400 protesters trying to move past a barricaded bridge toward construction sites for the project.
Tear gas, freezing cold water and rubber bullets were used to disperse a crowd of 400 protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline in clashes late Sunday and early Monday that left more than 150 activists and one law enforcement officer injured. Linda …
Water Cannons Deployed At Oil Pipeline Protests In North Dakota. Video taken near the protest camp outside the Standing Rock Sioux reservation showed a crowd of protesters facing off with authorities Sunday night. One person was arrested. Originally …
In this image provided by Morton County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D.At least one person arrested as protesters sought to push past …
A total of 167 demonstrators have been injured while protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, according to a medic on site, as cited by Indigenous Rising Media. Police are reportedly targeting demonstrators’ heads and legs. Seven people …
Police and about 400 people who were protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline clashed Sunday evening as demonstrators lit cars on fire and police launched tear gas and water at the crowds. A live stream from the North Dakota location showed a chaotic, …
The 1,900-kilometre, four-state pipeline is being built to carry oil from western North Dakota to a shipping point in Illinois. But construction of the $3.8-billion US pipeline has been protested for months by the Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation …
“Their actions are both illegal and likely insufficient to protect them from the elements,” said Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier. “We’ve seen that many of these protestors are not from North Dakota and may not be familiar with the harshness of …
Law enforcement and protesters clash near the site of the Dakota Access pipeline Nov. 20, 2016, in Cannon Ball, N.D. The clash came as protesters sought to push past a bridge on a state highway that had been blockaded since late October, according to …
The conflict between the tribe and the oil pipeline company has galvanised North American native tribes and supporters, who have camped in the thousands near the construction site for months in an effort to block it. There have been sympathetic …
On Sunday night, law enforcement officers in North Dakota clashed with Standing Rock Sioux protesters and their allies in the fight to block the Dakota Access pipeline near the Backwater Bridge on Highway 1806 outside Cannon Ball. The Morton County …
Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images Demonstrators join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest of the oil pipeline that is slated to cross the Missouri River nearby, Sept. 4, 2016 near Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and water cannon during clashes with protesters late Sunday in the U.S. state of North Dakota, where activists have for months been trying to block the construction of an oil pipeline they say threatens water …
In light of ongoing Dakota Access Pipeline protest activities and increased demand on law enforcement, lawmakers broke tradition Thursday by canceling the traditional State of the Judiciary Address and Tribal-State Relationship message held during the …
Kelcy Warren, the CEO of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, told The Associated Press that the company has no alternative than to stick to its plan for the $3.8 billion US pipeline, which would ship oil from North Dakota to Illinois and which is …
Demonstrators protesting against Dakota Access Pipeline say they are trapped on a bridge as North Dakota police fire tear gas, water cannon and concussion grenades at them, according to live reports on social media. The demonstration is taking place on …
Supporters of the pipeline, owned by Energy Transfer Partners, said the project offers the most direct route for taking shale oil from North Dakota to Gulf Coast refineries and would be safer than road or rail transportation. Completion of the pipeline…