Judge Delays DAPL Decision To Weigh Economic Impacts, NEPA Appeal

A federal judge is delaying a decision on whether to halt operations of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to allow its operator to provide more briefing on the economic impacts of a possible shutdown and to weigh how DAPL’s planned bid for an en banc review of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ruling would affect his authority. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge James Boasberg’s announcement during an April 9 status hearing in Standing Rock...