The North Dakota congressman who helped write Donald Trump's pro-oil energy plan said Wednesday that Trump's presidency might aid completion of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, should the dispute over the project linger. Meanwhile, Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault is calling on President Barack Obama to stop the project before he leaves office in two months. Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, whom Trump has leaned on for energy policy advice, said it's not feasible to reroute a pipeline that the company says is nearly complete. The only holdup, according to ETP, is a section under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, near the protest site. During an oil conference in Bismarck in May, Trump unveiled an "America first" energy plan that includes reducing and eliminating "all barriers to responsible energy production."

Source: ABC News November 09, 2016 18:59 UTC