dakota access pipeline

When Donald Trump promised to deliver on his promises and do so quickly, many thought that he was just another politician promising something he couldn’t deliver.
Five days into his term, he has proved them wrong, using executive orders to deliver on key promises. Here are some of the most important ones.
TPP
Donald Trump has used an executive order to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership. This was part of his broader pledge to protect American jobs from unfair free trade deals which would lead to the outsourcing of further industrial jobs.

President Donald Trump has ordered US government agencies to expedite approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, running roughshod over opposition by environmentalists and Native American tribes. The Dakota Access Pipe Line (DAPL) has encountered impassioned opposition, with thousands gathering despite the deep freeze of the North Dakota winter to block completion of the 1,200-mile-long pipeline, which is[Read More...]

The world has been shocked by North Dakota’s violent reaction to the anti-oil pipeline resistance at Standing Rock. For the better part of a year, people have watched via social media, then increasingly on conventional media outlets, as heavily armed law enforcement officers and private contractors attacked unarmed civilians with rubber bullets, mace, tear gas, batons, and water cannons in[Read More...]

Trump could issue the executive order at any time.

Damin Radford of New Zealand stands overlooking the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Nov. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

As the country braces for President Trump, violence between water protectors and law enforcement is reaching a tipping point.

A law enforcement officer speaks to a protester against the Dakota Access Pipeline through a wall of razor wire on the Backwater Bridge over Cantapeta Creek on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 8, 2016. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

An unconfirmed photo of an Avenger AN/TWQ-1 Air Defense System atop a hill overlooking the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

Is this real life?

Black Lives Matter demonstrators gather at the police vehicle stuck facing northbound during a protest march south on Broad Street in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention.
(REPORT) — Running over protesters may soon be legal in North Dakota, if conservative lawmakers are successful in advancing legislation introduced last week.