U.S. blocks N.Dakota pipeline construction after court allows it to proceed
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Department will not allow construction of a crude oil pipeline to proceed on Army Corps land near a lake in North Dakota until it can review past decisions relating to the site, according to a statement on Friday.
The U.S. Justice, Interior and Army Departments said in joint statement that they asked the company building the pipeline to voluntarily halt construction near the lake after a federal judge on Friday allowed construction to proceed, denying a request from Native American tribes who say the pipeline endangers rivers and sacred land. (Reporting by Julia Harte; Editing by Eric Beech)
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