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Corps Approves Dakota Access Missouri Crossing, Tribe Vows Fight

5/24/2026

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the Dakota Access Pipeline’s Missouri River crossing with an easement that mandates leak-detection technology and expanded groundwater monitoring.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Steve Sitting Bear said the tribe will pursue all legal and political options to protect its water and treaty rights.
Governor Kelly Armstrong, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer welcomed the continued operation.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the Dakota Access Pipeline’s Missouri River crossing with an easement that mandates leak-detection technology and expanded groundwater monitoring.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Steve Sitting Bear said the tribe will pursue all legal and political options to protect its water and treaty rights.
Governor Kelly Armstrong, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer welcomed the continued operation.