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Armstrong Praises Decision to Allow DAPL to Continue Operations

Statement

Date: May 21, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Oil and Gas Indigenous Peoples Infrastructure Environment

Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) released the following statement on U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg's decision that the Dakota Access Pipeline can continue operating while a new environmental review takes place.

"Allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue operating while a new environmental review is conducted is the right decision. DAPL has been safely transporting oil from North Dakota for nearly four years and should be allowed to continue. Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil & gas, and the DAPL provides thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue that our state and the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation rely on to provide services.

I am confident that when the Army Corps of Engineers completes their second environmental review, they will again conclude that the DAPL is safe and provides immense value to the people of North Dakota."


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