A topic that certainly is an emotional
roller-coaster has begun to spiral downward during the recent construction of
the Dakota Access Pipeline, expected to be finished within three months after
“Donald Trump formally backed the [DAPL] project last month in one of his first
acts as US president” (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38915797).
Although this construction is interfering with private land, an easement has
been received, permitting companies to work on the private land. Native
American Tribes have united after feuding for several years to protest the
installation due to possible contamination of water and infringing on sacred
land that belongs to the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. BBC’s coverage on the
Dakota Access Pipeline is easy to follow and engages readers emotionally and of
course, politically. I encourage everyone to keep up with the story to be well
informed of this issue.
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