CLAIM: The Dakota Access Pipeline has “operated for three years without a permit.”
RATING: False
FACT CHECK:
As Energy Transfer, the operator of Dakota Access, recently pointed out:
…DAPL is safely operating with its permits in each state. Current litigation is in regards to an Army Corps of Engineers’ land easement at Lake Oahe in North Dakota, not a permit.
Multiple articles by Seeking Alpha contributor, Long Player, have incorrectly stated that the Dakota Access Pipeline has been operating without a permit. He also falsely says that operating with a “voided permit” is causing the pipeline to incur “extra