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Some Standing Rock Campers Ignore Evacuation Calls, Brace for Winter


VOA
8 Dec 2016

What happens under Trump?

The question is one that campers who remain as well as those planning to leave are asking. An official with Donald Trump's transition team says the president elect will 'support construction' of the pipeline and will review the project once in office, but it is unclear whether he will reverse the Army Corps' decision.

The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, David Archambault II, has told a number of news agencies that he has asked the camp to disband, saying that people should return to their families during the presidential transition.

Archambault has acknowledged that this decision could be reversed when Trump is in office, but said that nothing can be done before the inauguration.

Though a number campers came for short periods of time, not equipped for the harsh winter and blizzard conditions, others have been here for months and are familiar with North Dakota winters.

The donation tent on the campground continues to sort through bottled water, canned food, propane tanks, and hand warmers, though there are fears donations will decrease now that many believe their fight is over.

Environmental impact

In a statement Sunday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it would be undertaking an environmental impact statement to look at possible alternative routes for the pipeline.

The 1,885 kilometer pipeline, owned by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners LP, is mostly complete, except for a segment planned to run under Lake Oahe, a reservoir in North Dakota formed by a dam on the Missouri River. It is designed to transport up to 570,000 barrels of crude oil a day from North Dakota to Illinois.

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