Sen. Cramer Statement on a Federal Judge Allowing DAPL to Continue Operating

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on Judge James Boasberg, District Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruling against an injunction to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performs an Environmental Impact Statement on the pipeline:

“Once again, reason prevails over political pressure in our effort to keep the Dakota Access Pipeline up and running. The pipeline has passed every environmental review put before it by multiple administrations and overseen by career professionals who know the pipeline has been operating safely for four years and believe a shutdown is unnecessary. Now this modern piece of infrastructure can keep moving hundreds of thousands of barrels of domestic oil per day instead of by more dangerous, expensive, and higher-emission methods like by truck or rail. Judge Boasberg’s ruling is a win for states’ rights, energy independence, and the American people’s pocketbooks.”