Federal judge orders Dakota Access Pipeline to close down; company plans to challenge ruling
(WorldNews Business)

BISMARCK — A federal judge has ordered the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline to shut down by Aug. 5 — a major victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a significant setback for North Dakota's already-floundering oil industry. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg wrote on Monday, July 6, that the pipeline must be emptied of all oil within 30 days and will remain shut while the Army Corps of Engineers finishes an environmental review that Boasberg estimates will take 13 months. A news release from pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners says the company will file a motion to stay the decision, and if not granted, it will appeal to a higher court. The company says it is confident...