Dakota pipeline: US judge denies request to halt construction

A US judge has rejected a demand from two Native American tribes to stop development on the disputable Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The last extend of the $3.8bn (£3bn) pipeline is being worked under a North Dakota supply.

The Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes have documented a claim against the pipeline, saying it jeopardizes their drinking water.

They additionally say the pipeline will harm holy entombment destinations.

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The pipeline, when finish, is relied upon to transport around 470,000 barrels of raw petroleum a day from North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois, where it can be delivered to refineries.

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The engineer, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has finished a large portion of the pipeline, and started chip away at the last area after the armed force gave it authorization to continue on Wednesday.

The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River tribes requested a brief order against development, pending a claim against the pipeline.

Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier (C) converses with Madonna Thunder Hawk, left, of the Oohenumpa band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, before addressing columnists outside government court in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017Image copyrightAP

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Tribe pioneers said they were baffled at the decision however would keep on fighting the pipeline

They contended that the pipeline would hurt their water supply, and keep them from rehearsing religious services at the lake.

In any case, engineer ETP and the armed force contended against a crisis order, saying there was the ideal opportunity for the claim to be heard before oil started to course through the pipeline.

Development on the pipeline had slowed down for quite a long time because of restriction from dissenters.