US Appeals Court allows DAPL to continue operating, for now

A U.S. appeals court last week allowed the Dakota Access oil pipeline to continue operating while the legal battle over the controversial project continues.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia handed down the ruling last Tuesday, July 15, which overturns a lower court’s order the week before that shut down the pipeline within 30 days. It allows Energy Transfer LP, which owns the …