Native American tribes will file a response by next week opposing a U.S. court's order that allows the Dakota Access oil pipeline to keep flowing, lawyers representing them said on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: Opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline march out of their main camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester/File Photo
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted Dakota Access an administrative stay on Tuesday while it considers whether the line, long opposed by local tribes and environmental activists, should be shut to address permitting issues dating to 2017. A hearing is likely to be held on the week of July 27 or the following, said Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman, who represents the Standing Rock Sioux.
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