The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced earlier Sunday that the easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline would be denied, meaning that a segment of the 1,172-mile pipeline will not go through the tribal lands of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. An Environmental Impact Study will be conducted to find the best possible alternative route—but for now, the tribe's lands are safe.
For the Sioux, the demonstrators who gathered to protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline, and other supporters of the #NoDAPL cause, the news came as a major victory.
We've rounded up some of the best reactions to the news below—check them out.
BREAKING: Standing Rock protesters celebrate as Army Corps of Engineers halts DAPL project ow.ly/Z7in306NEiv
The U.S. Army Corps says it will study the environmental impact and "explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing." pic.twitter.com/ThpMy4A9mb
NOW: #NoDAPL protesters celebrate at the Oceti Sakowin camp after the U.S. Army Corps denies Dakota Access Pipeline route. pic.twitter.com/sV3bs1hHr7
Army Corps of Engineers blocks route of Dakota Access pipeline citizenslant.com/army-corps-dak… #DAPL
BREAKING: Easement permit denied, in favor of #StandingRock/ #NoDAPL protesters. At #OcetiSakowin Camp, loud "aho!" & cheers across prairie.
