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In Victory For Protesters, Army Halts Construction On Dakota Pipeline

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The Army Corps of Engineers says it's denying a permit for building the oil pipeline right above the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The move comes after months of protests.

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Woman Injured At Standing Rock Protest Might Lose Arm, Family Says

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Sophia Wilansky, a 21-year-old protester, has been hospitalized with a gruesome injury. Protesters say it was caused by a police concussion grenade; police say they have not been using grenades.

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Pipeline Battle Draws Hundreds To Remote North Dakota

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Just 12 years old, Alice Brownotter leads a crowd of hundreds in a rally against a major oil pipeline. “We can’t drink oil,” they chant. “Keep it in the…

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Mysterious Death Uncovers Risk In Federal Oil Field Rules

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Oil worker Dustin Bergsing, 21, was found dead on top of a North Dakota oil tank in 2012. A journalist and a doctor looking into the death found a pattern of similar fatal accidents.