Stalking Charges Against Journalist Who Filmed Dakota Access Pipeline Dropped

A charge of “stalking” against indigenous journalist Myron Dewey, known for his work covering the resistance to the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), was dropped by Morton County prosecutors.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Law enforcement vehicles line a road leading to a blocked bridge next to the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. (AP/David Goldman)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A misdemeanor charge of “stalking” against indigenous journalist Myron Dewey, known for his work covering the Standing Rock camps and other Native American-led resistance to the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), was dropped by Morton County prosecutors. On October 8, 2016, Dewey flew a drone, as part of

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Journalist Charged With Stalking For Filming Dakota Access Pipeline

After using a drone to film construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, police arrested well-known native activist and journalist Myron Dewey, accusing him of using the drone to stalk pipeline workers and security.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline leave their main protest camp Wednesday near Cannon Ball, N.D. A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, about whether to stop the final bit of construction on the disputed Dakota Access pipeline, perhaps just days before it could start moving oil.(Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune/AP)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. An indigenous journalist known for his work covering the Standing Rock camps and other Native American-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) faces a trial on July 12 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Myron Dewey was accused by Shannon Eagon, the wife of Doug Eagon, a member of the National

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North Dakota Oil Pipeline Spill 3 Times Larger Than First Estimated

About 530,000 gallons of oil is now believed to have spilled from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was likely ruptured by a slumping hillside about 16 miles northwest of Belfield in Billings County, North Dakota.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Aan oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5, 2016 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. Authorities say the pipeline spill is now believed to be one of the biggest in state history. (Scott Stockdill/North Dakota Department of Health via AP)

BISMARCK, N.D. — A December oil pipeline spill in western North Dakota might have been three times larger than first estimated and among the biggest in state history, a state environmental expert said Friday. About 530,000 gallons of oil is now believed to have spilled from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was likely ruptured by a slumping

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Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Resumes Amid Protests And Lawsuits

“It’s not about Standing Rock anymore, it’s about the world. No matter what happens, even as they’re drilling as we talk, we must all stand up for the water.”

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Razor wire and concrete barriers protect access to the Dakota Access pipeline drilling site Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. (AP/James MacPherson)

The company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has resumed construction on the controversial project despite massive protests and legal battles. Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) spokesperson Vicki Granado on Thursday confirmed that the company began working on the much-disputed 1.5-mile Lake Oahe section immediately after the U.S. Army Corps

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Activists Report Presence Of Missile Launcher At Dakota Access Pipeline

Water protectors have found a disturbing new vehicle protecting the drill pad at Standing Rock — a missile launcher.

Matt Agorist
By Matt Agorist
An unconfirmed photo of an Avenger AN/TWQ-1 Air Defense System atop a hill overlooking the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests.

Standing Rock, ND (ANALYSIS) — Over the last several months, the world has watched the American police state in action as cops from more than a dozen states beat, gassed, pepper sprayed, tasered, shot, and severely injured water protectors and protesters in North Dakota. Using their militarized gear, police have blinded at least one person and

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North Dakota Republicans Move To Legalize Running Over Protesters

A bill introduced last week would protect any driver who ‘unintentionally causes injury or death to an individual obstructing vehicular traffic.’

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Black Lives Matter demonstrators gather at the police vehicle stuck facing northbound during a protest march south on Broad Street in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 26, 2016, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention.

(REPORT) --- Running over protesters may soon be legal in North Dakota, if conservative lawmakers are successful in advancing legislation introduced last week. House Bill Number 1203 (pdf) states that, "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a driver of a motor vehicle who unintentionally causes injury or death to an individual obstructing

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