Court Requires EIS For ‘Controversial’ Project But Allows DAPL To Continue

A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling requiring the Biden administration to subject a portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), a major fossil energy project, to a stringent environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), affirming a precedent subjecting “highly controversial” projects to such reviews. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will allow DAPL to continue operating while the Army Corps of Engineers conducts the environmental impact statement...