Thousands converged on downtown Los Angeles on Sunday to protest the proposed $3.8-billion Dakota Access pipeline, which activists across the country say threatens the water supply and sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota. Organizers, gathering at Pershing Square, say this is the first anti-pipeline protest in Los Angeles since President Trump signed executive orders to fast-track construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Indigenous, labor, environmental and veterans’ groups are involved in the effort, she added, pointing out that many participants have also been to the site of the Standing Rock protest in North Dakota. They also pointed to the fact that the Army Corps of Engineers is taking public comment on the Dakota Access Pipeline through Feb. 20. To read the article in Spanish, click hereamina.khan@latimes.comALSOIn North Dakota, it could become legal to hit a protester with your carSupporters say Dakota Access pipeline is back on.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2017 18:34 UTC