Risks Linger for Dakota Access Pipeline Despite Biden Reprieve
“The threat of a shutdown still looms over Energy Transfer LP’s Dakota Access pipeline even after the Biden administration announced it wouldn’t take action against the project,” reports Ellen M. Gilmer in Bloomberg Law’s US Law Week.
“The Army Corps of Engineers revealed its position Friday during a hearing at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, saying it won’t take action against the oil pipeline ‘at this time.'”
“But the agency left open the possibility of future enforcement, which could include ordering Dakota Access to halt service, as it monitors the pipeline’s compliance with safety conditions after two courts determined the project had been permitted in violation of federal environmental law.”
