U.S. Army Corps Gives Eviction Notice to Dakota Access Protest Camp

by Dramelin 7:30 PM 0 comments

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given a evacuation order to those protesting at the Dakota Access Pipeline camp in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. In late November, North Dakota Gov. In a statement Friday evening, the Corps said it would close the Oceti Sakowin Camp, which sits on approximately 50 acres of Corps land, on Feb. 22 due to the "high potential for flooding" in the low-lying area. On Tuesday, North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp told NBC News that the Corps would grant an easement to Energy Transfer Partners, the Dallas-based company funding the project, to finish the pipeline. " The order was followed up days later by a U.S. Army Corps deadline of Dec. 5.