The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the wake of complaints, changed the format of oral testimony for public comments on a draft environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline.
The Corps held two meetings in Bismarck, on Wednesday and Thursday, for public comments on the document that will help determine whether the federal government grants the easement for the pipeline's crossing under the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's reservation. The tribe has long opposed the pipeline due to the risk of an oil spill.
