Canadian and U.S. Native American First Nations join forces against tar sands crude oil pipelines, as fight over Dakota Access continues

September 23, 2016
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From the Sept. 22nd Midwest Energy News:

OIL AND GAS:

• Tribes from Canada and the United States sign a treaty to jointly fight proposals to build more pipelines to move crude oil out of Alberta. (Reuters)

PIPELINES:
• Two major pro-development lobbying groups have launched a seven-figure ad campaign encouraging the Obama administration to support completion of the Dakota Access pipeline. (Grist)
• A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in early October on a tribe’s request to halt construction on a portion of the Dakota Access pipeline. (EnergyWire)

Article originally appeared on Beyond Nuclear (https://archive.beyondnuclear.org/).