Federal Government Appealing $28M Award to North Dakota for Pipeline Protest Costs

Federal gov’t appeals ruling for DAPL protest costs

NORTH DAKOTA – The federal government is appealing a $28 million court ruling ordering it to reimburse the state of North Dakota for costs tied to Dakota Access Pipeline protests. This follows a previous ruling from a federal judge that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mishandled the situation on federal land. The state argues it was forced to cover public safety expenses. The protests happened in 2016 and 2017 involving thousands of people and …

Federal government appealing $28M award to North Dakota for pipeline protest costs

BISMARCK — The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s decision to award North Dakota $28 million in damages for the executive branch’s response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The case now heads to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals for review. Thousands traveled to south-central North Dakota to protest the construction of the oil pipeline underneath the Missouri River’s Lake Oahe reservoir alongside the Standing Rock Si…