The Dakota Access Pipeline attempted to get the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s decision that invalidated a permit.
D.C. District Court Judge James Boasberg hadPermits were granted for the pipeline2020It stated that it required a more thorough environmental review, also known as an Environmental Impacts Statement.
Dakota Access LLC is the company behind the pipeline.The high court was consultedSeptember is the deadline to review this decision.
The company acknowledged that there are environmental groups and tribes that have challenged it, and that the pipeline is operating illegally without permits. This creates a substantial chance of a shutdown.
Dakota Access argued for the court to restore its permit in order to continue its operation and avoid the economic, and environmental, consequences of a shut down.
The Supreme Court did not explain why it denied the appeal on pipelines. However, it noted that Justices Samuel Alito
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Boasberg also stopped the pipelines operations when he struck down the permits for the pipelines.
A higher court reversed this decision, leaving it up to Biden’s administration. The vesse was not closed.l. During the additional review, the Biden administration left the pipeline in service.
