Standing Rock tribe wins in court

[Fuzzy Necromancer]

https://earthjustice.org/blog/2020-march/standing-rock-tribe-wins-in-court-after-years-of-perseverance

Finally some good news

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

"On the day of the hearing, Hasselman delivered his case via phone, arguing that the Army Corps never fully assessed the imminent danger to the Tribe should the pipeline rupture. Despite not being able to read the courtroom or see the judge’s body language, Hasselman found ways to make the virtual accommodation work: Surrounded by fact sheets and regulatory citations taped to the wall of his home office, Hasselman had everything he needed to answer the judge’s questions."

[Admiral X]

Well I'm glad to hear this. It was pretty bullshit right from the start. Initially, the pipeline was supposed to be routed north of Bismarck/Mandan, but they moved it to where it's currently supposed to go out of concern for spills. Yet when the tribe complained about it, suddenly this was an absurd complaint and there was nothing to worry about.