Fwd: Our last, best chance to end DAPL
Jerry Herst
I just sent this letter with a brief personal introduction so they know that I am "real" person. It only takes a few minutes, but may make a difference. Please let others in your circles know that the DAPL fight is not over yet! Thanks,
From: Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota Law <in...@lakotalaw.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Subject: Our last, best chance to end DAPL
To: Jerry Herst <jerry...@gmail.com>
Dear Jerry,
It’s time to take action and stop the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL)! It’s been over six years since DAPL began carrying oil and nearly a year and a half since the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the pipeline operator Energy Transfer’s attempt to avoid producing a required Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Today, in violation of a separate court order, DAPL continues to operate illegally, without a federal easement. Finally, after interminable delay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finally released an extremely problematic draft EIS for public input.
That’s where you come in. You now have just a few weeks to submit your public comment demanding the Corps shut this pipeline down and require a new, valid EIS. Please stand with Standing Rock in this critical moment and write to the Army Corps right now
Watch and take action: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairwoman Janet Alkire speaks truth to power.
Now that the EIS has been released, we can confirm what we already suspected. Prepared by a member of the American Petroleum Institute — clear conflict of interest — the EIS addresses none of Standing Rock’s many grave concerns about DAPL. Those include DAPL’s imminent threat to the Missouri River, big problems with Energy Transfer’s’ emergency response plans, Energy Transfer’s horrendous safety track record, continued lack of transparency with Standing Rock throughout the environmental review process, inaccurate characterizations of tribal consultation, and sensitive habitat and sacred burial sites along the riverbank.
Earlier this year, four U.S. senators including Bernie Sanders submitted a letter to the Corps seeking an explanation. The reply from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor did not adequately or honestly address the tribe’s complaints. Standing Rock replied, pointing out the flaws in approach and demanding redress.
For now, it’s up to us to lend a hand. We must flood the Army Corps with a single, unified message: This illegal pipeline’s operations must be terminated and the Army Corps must start over with a legitimate environmental review. In the midst of a climate emergency, let’s defend sacred ground and safeguard Unci Maka (our Grandmother Earth). This may be our last, best chance to end DAPL once and for all. Please take action now.
Wopila tanka — my gratitude for your action!
Chase Iron Eyes
Co-Director and Lead Counsel
The Lakota People’s Law Project
P.S. Use our form to email the Army Corps of Engineers today. Our pre-written message addresses the key points and makes it easy, but you can also personalize it. This is an urgent, critical action. Please stand with Standing Rock. Together, let’s shut this pipeline down, right now.
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