Dakota Access Pipeline Company Says Project Can Now Be Finished

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"Crews remove waste from the opposition camp against the Dakota Access Pipeline near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on Wednesday. Play FacebookTwitterGoogle PlusEmbed Dakota Access Pipeline Is Moving Forward 0:26 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blogThe company behind the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline said Wednesday that it has all the approvals it needs "to proceed expeditiously to complete construction" after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted a crucial easement. The project is nearly finished, and the easement covers 1.25 miles of the pipeline that runs under the Missouri River. "With this action, Dakota Access now has received all federal authorizations necessary to proceed expeditiously to complete construction of the pipeline," Energy Transfer Partners said in a statement Wednesday. Play FacebookTwitterGoogle PlusEmbed Jan. 24: Trump Signs Executive Orders on Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines 3:07 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blogThe pipeline project spans 1,172 miles of new pipeline from North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois, running within a half-mile of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.