The leader of a Native American tribe attempting to block the Dakota Access oil pipeline said on Wednesday the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe may have exhausted legal options to stop the project after the company building it won federal permission to tunnel under the Missouri River. "We're still going to continue to look at all legal options available to us." Public opposition to the pipeline has drawn thousands of people to the North Dakota plains, including high-profile political and celebrity supporters. Trump issued an order on Jan. 24 to expedite both the Dakota Access pipeline and to revive another multibillion-dollar oil artery: Keystone XL. The tribe said on Wednesday it would attempt to use a "legal battle and temporary restraining order" to shut down pipeline operations.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2017 20:47 UTC