Dakota pipeline operator to defy Obama and push on with final phase of drilling
by Julia Carrie Wong in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, an from on (#20WQA)
Energy Transfer Partners says it's 'mobilizing drilling equipment' to tunnel under Lake Oahe, which activists describe as 'unconscionable and devastating'
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The Dakota Access pipeline operator chose the day of the US presidential election to announce that the final phase of its controversial construction project will begin in two weeks - marking a bold escalation in its response to the Native American protests.
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