Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files lawsuit to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

By: Jack Dura

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 807

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday filed a new lawsuit to try to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline, continuing a decadelong battle over the project.

The tribe filed the case in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and three federal officials of those agencies. The lawsuit seeks to overturn the Army …

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