Earthjustice.com, because the earth needs a good lawyer. Their mission: “True and lasting change happens when the power of the law is on your side. That is why the earth needs a good lawyer.” Climate and energy is a main concern for this organization. Given that, it seem only logical that they take a hard look at the lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, by the Standing Rock Sioux over the Dakota Access Pipeline, DAPL.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Litigation on the Dakota Access Pipeline

Why did the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe bring a lawsuit?

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is deeply concerned about the construction of a major crude-oil pipeline that passes through its ancestral lands. There are two broad issues. First, the pipeline would pass under the Missouri River (at Lake Oahe) just a half a mile upstream of the tribe’s reservation boundary, where a spill would be culturally and economically catastrophic. Second, the pipeline would pass through areas of great cultural significance, such as sacred sites and burial grounds that federal law seeks to protect.
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