Supreme Court rebuffs Dakota Access appeal
Source: The Hill
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push from the the Dakota Access Pipeline to take up a lower court's decision that vacated a permit for the vessel.
D.C. District Court Judge James Boasberg struck down permits for the pipeline, saying that it needed a more rigorous environmental review, known as an Environmental Impacts Statement.
The pipeline's company, Dakota Access LLC, asked the high court in September to review that decision.
The company noted that tribes and environmental groups who have challenged it argue that without permits, the pipeline is currently operating unlawfully, and that this creates "a substantial risk of a shutdown."
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