NORTH DAKOTA
The Final, Messy, Defiant Days of the Standing Rock Camps
Defying the government and even the local tribes, a stubborn group of activists remains camped out in North Dakota.
The Standing Rock Sioux Aren't About to Roll Over for Trump
The tribe is preparing to challenge the Dakota Access pipeline in court as round two of the battle between activists and government begins.
Dakota Access Pipeline Is Back On, Skipping Environmental Review
The Army Corps of Engineers will allow the Dakota Access pipeline to be finished without a standard environmental impact statement.
North Dakota Reps Argue Blue Laws Should Remain So Women Make Their Husbands Breakfast
One representative, Bernie Satrom, shrewdly saw the attack on the blue laws for what it was: a liberal attempt to smack the skillet out of his wife’s dish-soap-chapped hands.
The Dakota Access Water Protectors Were Leaving—Then Came Trump’s Order
After Trump's order greenlighting construction of the pipeline, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is ready to fight again.
Trump issues executive order to move Dakota Access Pipeline forward
Donald Trump signed two executive orders advancing two controversial oil pipelines, the Dakota Access and Keystone XL.
Proposed North Dakota law would protect drivers who hit Standing Rock protesters
Several confrontations erupted this week between police and protesters at Standing Rock camps in North Dakota.
Iowa-North Dakota Ends With The Ultimate Sports Insult, The Non-Handshake
Iowa's men's basketball team refused to participate in a post-game handshake with North Dakota, joining a long and storied tradition of glorious sports pettiness.
My Week Among the Freezing, Confused, Hopeful Veterans at Standing Rock
When US veterans traveled to Standing Rock to join the pipeline protests, they were hoping to protect Native activists fighting for their land and water. But many were also hoping to find a new purpose.
How the Standing Rock Camps Are Coping with the Massive Blizzard
Despite incredibly harsh conditions and a request from a Sioux leader that non-Sioux campers leave, many are staying put.