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Dakota Access Pipeline work resumes under reservoir; tribe asks judge to...

Work began after the Army granted the pipeline developer permission to lay pipe on the final stretch of the project. The Cheyenne River Sioux asked a federal judge to stop the Lake Oahe work while a...

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US sees no adverse impact from Alberta Clipper pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After a four-year review, the U.S. State Department on Friday said it does not believe there would be significant negative environmental impact from a Canadian company’s plan to...

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Most oil pipeline opponents leave North Dakota protest camp

Most of the Dakota Access pipeline protesters abandoned their camp Wednesday ahead of a government deadline to get off the federal land.

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Dakota Access oil pipeline camp cleared of protesters

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday cleared a protest camp where opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline had gathered for the better part of a year, searching tents and huts and...

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Pipeline protest camp cleared, but area far from normal

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Authorities this week cleared the last holdouts from a large Dakota Access pipeline protest camp on federal land in North Dakota, but it will be a while before the region...

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AP Exclusive: Taxes could flow with Dakota Access pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows....

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North Dakota casino proposal risks angering tribes

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s top House Republican is proposing six state-owned casinos, a move that risks angering American Indian tribes at a time relations have already been rubbed raw by the...

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North Dakota reconsiders 70-year ban on parking meters

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When an angry farmer was ticketed for not feeding a parking meter, he launched a one-man crusade that made North Dakota the nation’s only state that bans the meters on all public...

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Lawmakers reject plan to expand casinos in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republicans who control the North Dakota House rejected their leader’s plan Thursday to more than double the number of casinos in the state, a push some lawmakers viewed as a...

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After student death, North Dakota aims to protect informants

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislators are close to enacting new protections for drug informants, more than three years after a 20-year-old college student working undercover was found dead in...

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Signs of oil boomlet in North Dakota after pipeline finished

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — There are hundreds more jobs than takers in the heart of North Dakota’s oil patch. Finding a hotel room, parking space or table at a restaurant is no longer easy. More than two...

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Keystone XL operator reassessing interest of U.S. producers

BISMARCK, N.D. — TransCanada Corp. is reassessing whether oil producers in North Dakota and Montana are still interested in shipping crude through its long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline now that they...

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Top officials unaware pipeline security operated illegally

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s governor, top law officer and military leader all said Wednesday they were unaware that a private security firm hired by the developer of the disputed Dakota Access...

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North Dakota may halt rail inspections aimed at derailments

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The end of the line may be in sight for a North Dakota safety program aimed at lowering the risk of disastrous train derailments involving the state’s crude oil. The pilot...

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Oil pipeline developer ends private security in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline said Wednesday that it no longer has private security personnel in North Dakota, including a firm that state regulators...

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Want a governor’s mansion? You’ll need to move it

BISMARCK, N.D. — If you want to live in a governor’s mansion without being elected, North Dakota has a deal for you. With a catch. The state wants to preserve the 10,000-square-foot home that has...

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Trump denies disaster declaration for Dakota Access pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Trump administration rejected North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s request for a “major disaster declaration” to help cover some of the estimated $38 million cost to police...

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Panel: Dakota Access-style protests could become commonplace

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Well-funded and organized protests like the one involving the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline may become commonplace, officials said Wednesday as they urged the industry to...

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North Dakota gets no takers on old governor’s mansion

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota governor’s mansion will meet the wrecking ball after no one offered to buy the building and move it to a new location. The state wanted to preserve the...

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Costs, calendar could avert North Dakota veto showdown

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislators may be having second thoughts about suing the new governor over his veto powers, concerned that a costly legal battle could crowd out other legislative...

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