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Dakota Access Pipeline reprimanded by Iowa regulators for lack of liability insurance

June 12, 2017 by Emma Schmit
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Link to original article: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/12/dakota-access-pipeline-failed-to-provide-iowa-regulators-proof-25-million-liability-insurance/388651001/ Coverage by The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, June 12, 2017 The Iowa Utilities Board has reprimanded the Dakota Access Pipeline for failing to comply with a state order to show that at least $25 million in general liability insurance is in place to protect the public from possible oil leaks and spills. A Dakota Access spokeswoman said over the weekend  the company has the required insurance in hand. But a pipeline opponent complained Monday that intervention by Iowa regulators should not have been needed Continue reading →

Military-style tactics used against Dakota Access Pipeline protesters

May 27, 2017 by Emma Schmit
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Link to original article: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/28/report-military-style-tactics-used-against-dakota-access-pipeline-protesters/351734001/ Coverage by The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, May 27, 2017 An international security firm targeted protesters opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline with military-style counter-terrorism measures and closely collaborated with law enforcement authorities in five states, including Iowa, according to a report published Saturday by a non-profit watchdog journalism organization. The Intercept, a publication of First Look Media, reported that TigerSwan, founded by retired members of the U.S. military’s Delta Force unit, was employed by Energy Transfer Partners, the parent Continue reading →

Magellan has 28 pipeline spills in Iowa. Will Dakota Access do better?

March 4, 2017 by Emma Schmit
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Link to original article: www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2017/03/04/exclusive-company-has-28-pipeline-spills-iowa-since-2000/97402034 Coverage by The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, March 4, 2017 The company whose pipeline dumped more than 46,000 gallons of diesel on northern Iowa farmland in January has had more spills than any other pipeline operator in the state over the past 16 years, according to a Des Moines Register analysis. Magellan Midstream Partners pipelines leaked 27 times in Iowa between 2000 and 2016, spewing tens of thousands of gallons of hazardous products, according to Iowa Department of Natural Resources Continue reading →

Iowa oil pipeline protesters energized by North Dakota victory

December 5, 2016 by Emma Schmit
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Link to original article: http://whotv.com/2016/12/05/iowa-oil-pipeline-protestors-energized-by-north-dakota-victory/ Coverage by WHO, Des Moines, Iowa, December 5, 2016 Crews have already laid the groundwork for the nearly 350 mile oil pipeline across Iowa. The route runs right across Chris Merten’s farmland in rural Jasper County. “It looks just as good, some places better than it did before,” said Merten. Merten believes the federal government decision to deny a permit to build part of the pipeline near Native American lands in North Dakota might delay the project, but it won’t Continue reading →

8 arrested in northwest Iowa while protesting Dakota Access pipeline

October 30, 2016 by Emma Schmit
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Link to original article: http://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/arrested-in-northwest-iowa-while-protesting-dakota-access-pipeline/article_44b9a5e9-e975-506d-baaf-ebd43abeaa18.html Coverage by Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, October 30, 2016 In northwest Iowa, eight people protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline through the Hawkeye State were arrested on Saturday for trespassing. The arrests came at a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa, where protesters were allowed to set up a “Farmers Dissent Camp” a week ago to object to the pipeline and the use of eminent domain to obtain sections of the route. Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed that Continue reading →