Thousands of people have held a rally in Los Angeles, California, as part of nationwide protests against a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota.
The demonstrators carried signs Saturday reading, “Standing tall with Standing Rock,” while holding an inflatable black pipeline with the words “Water is life, No more dirty oil” painted on it.
The latest protests come despite an army order to halt the multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project which has triggered controversy since its approval back in July.
“The army will not grant an easement to cross Lake Oahe at the proposed location based on the current record,” a statement from the US Army said last week.
Jo-Ellen Darcy, the US Army’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, said, “The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.”
The Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Native American tribes say the 1,885-km pipeline will harm…