Spring storm brings rain and wind Tuesday into Wednesday

MPR News is your trusted resource for the news you need. With your support, MPR News brings accessible, courageous journalism and authentic conversation to everyone - free of paywalls and barriers. Your gift makes a difference.

Create a More Connected Minnesota

, a pipeline that would move oil from the Bakken oil field past the southwestern tip of Minnesota to Illinois, have agreed to stop construction near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation until a court hearing next week.

Members of the Stand Rock Sioux Tribe are protesting the construction. Tom Weber talked with Lauren Donovan, a reporter with The Bismarck Tribune, for an update on the controversy and the project.

MPR News Staff

Author

, a pipeline that would move oil from the Bakken oil field past the southwestern tip of Minnesota to Illinois, have agreed to stop construction near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation until a court hearing next week. Tom Weber talked with Lauren Donovan, a reporter with The Bismarck Tribune, for an update on the controversy and the project.

Developers of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a pipeline that would move oil from the Bakken oil field past the southwestern tip of Minnesota to Illinois, have agreed to stop construction near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation until a court hearing next week. Tom Weber talked with Lauren Donovan, a reporter with The Bismarck Tribune, for an update on the controversy and the project.


MPR News host Tom Weber spoke to Bismark Tribune repoter Lauren Donovan about the halt to the Dakota Access Pipeline construction brought on by a lawsuit from The Standing Rock Sioux who are concerned about the affect on their drinking water and other factors. 8/22/16

Update on Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Native Americans protest Dakota Access pipeline

Share

Create a More Connected Minnesota