Articles by Jack Dura

Judge Awards North Dakota Nearly $28M Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017 — a win for the state in its multiyear effort …

Cleanup Underway in Keystone Oil Pipeline Spill in North Dakota

Trucks and workers started cleaning up the Keystone oil pipeline spill in rural North Dakota, though its cause and the project timing is unclear. The pipeline ruptured Tuesday morning in southeastern North Dakota and was shut down within two minutes …

$2M Settlement Reached in Death of Young Woman at North Dakota Jail

A $2 million agreement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a young woman while she was in custody at a North Dakota county jail in 2020. Lacey Higdem, 19, died of a drug overdose on June …

Carbon-Capture Pipeline Faces Delay After S. Dakota Eminent Domain Ban

The company behind an $8.9 billion carbon-capture pipeline proposed for five Midwestern states said Wednesday it wants to indefinitely delay its plans after South Dakota passed a law limiting its ability to acquire land for the project. But even as …

Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Goes to a North Dakota Jury

Greenpeace used malicious and deceptive tactics to disrupt the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline and keep it from going forward, an attorney for the company behind the project said Monday. But attorneys for the environmental advocacy group said during their closing …

Trial Begins in Texas Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

An attorney for a Texas pipeline company said Wednesday at trial that he will prove various Greenpeace entities coordinated delays and disruptions of a controversial oil pipeline’s construction in North Dakota, and defamed the company to its lenders. Attorneys for …

Settlement Reached in North Dakota Lawsuit Against White Nationalist Hate Group

Two North Dakota nonprofits have settled their lawsuit against a white nationalist hate group that alleged it intimidated immigrant business owners, though the details are unclear. A court docket entry last week gave notice of the settlement following a conference …

North Dakota Approves Underground Storage for Proposed CO2 Pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators approved permits last Thursday for underground storage of carbon dioxide delivered through a massive pipeline proposed for the Midwest, marking another victory for a project that has drawn fierce opposition from landowners. The …

Appeals Court Returns Part of Dakota Access Pipeline Protestor’s Lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An appeals court has sent back part of a lawsuit brought by a protester of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, who alleged excessive force by law enforcement officers. Eric Poemoceah, of Oklahoma, filed the federal court …

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Mine Sinkholes in South Dakota

A judge in South Dakota has thrown out a lawsuit brought by dozens of neighbors in a Rapid City-area subdivision whose homes were built above an old, underground mine linked to sinkholes in the neighborhood. Circuit Court Judge Eric J. …