Judge Allows Pipeline, but Government Pauses Construction.

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2. Says: 'The United States government ordered a pause in construction.'

and continues: 'The order came after a federal judge’s ruling rejected efforts by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to halt construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, which would run just north of their reservation boundaries.

Moments after the ruling came down, the United States government issued a statement saying it would, for the time being, not allow the pipeline to be built underneath a dammed section of the Missouri River that has become a focal point of the pipeline dispute. The statement, from the Justice and Interior Departments and the Army, urged the pipeline company to pause construction.'

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