Sioux Tribe to Meet With Officials Over Pipeline Plan

A controversial plan for an oil pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois is being met with opposition from the Standing Rock Sioux, reports the Des Moines Register. Members of the tribe expect to meet with a federal employee to express their concerns.

According to the Des Moines Register,

Tribal officials oppose it because they fear an oil spill could contaminate drinking water on the reservation that straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.

The proposed 1,130-mile pipeline would pass through the Dakotas and Iowa on its way to Illinois. Regulators in all states have approved the project, though it still needs approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.