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After the pipeline's first year of operation, Forbes reported that it was transporting over {{convert|500000|oilbbl/d}} and had transported approximately {{convert|182.5|Moilbbl}} of oil.<ref name=forbes060418>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brighammccown/2018/06/04/what-ever-happened-to-the-dakota-access-pipeline/#18c27fec4055|title=What Ever Happened To The Dakota Access Pipeline?|work=Forbes|author=McCown, Brigham A.|access-date=June 7, 2018|date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> By 2021, the pipeline had the ability to transport 750,000 barrels of oil per day<ref name="75000oil">{{cite news |title=More oil shipped as Dakota Access Pipeline expansion starts |url=https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-dakota-access-pipeline-f07ffb809cc57d760d8db24c7919731c |access-date=June 23, 2022 |publisher=AP News |date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> and was accounting for 40 percent of oil produced in the Bakken region.<ref name="Reut40">{{cite news |last1=Kearney |first1=Laila |title=Future of Dakota Access pipeline uncertain as Biden presidency looms |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipeline-dakota-access/future-of-dakota-access-pipeline-uncertain-as-biden-presidency-looms-idUSKBN27S33D |access-date=June 23, 2022 |publisher=Reuters |date=November 12, 2020}}</ref>
United States District Judge [[James Boasberg]] ruled in March 2020 that the government had not studied the pipeline's "effects on the quality of the human environment" enough, ordering the United States Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a new environmental impact review.<ref name=nyt250320>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/climate/dakota-access-pipeline-sioux.html |title=Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Wins a Victory in Dakota Access Pipeline Case |last=Friedman |first=Lisa |date=2020-03-25 | newspaper = The New York Times |access-date=2020-03-27 | url-access = subscription}}</ref> In July 2020, Judge Boasberg ordered the pipeline to be shut down and emptied of oil pending a new environmental review.<ref name=nyt060720>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/us/dakota-access-pipeline.html |title=Dakota Access Pipeline to Shut Down Pending Review, Federal Judge Rules | first1 = Jacey | last1 = Fortin | first2 = Lisa | last2 = Friedman |date=2020-07-06 | newspaper = The New York Times |access-date=2020-07-06 | url-access = subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/06/dakota-access-pipeline-environment-oil | title=Judge suspends Dakota Access pipeline over environmental concerns | last=Associated Press | newspaper =[[The Guardian]] | date=July 7, 2020}}</ref> The temporary shutdown order was overturned by a U.S. appeals court on August 5, 2020 though the environmental review is expected to continue.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Frazin|first=Rachel|date=2020-08-05|title=Court cancels shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline|url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/510748-court-cancels-shutdown-of-dakota-access-pipeline/|access-date=2020-08-06|newspaper=The Hill}}</ref> In 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes that there should have had been a thorough environmental review (there was only a 2015 preliminary review) for the 2 mile pipeline section below Lake Oahe. In February 2022, the US Supreme Court let this decision stand by
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While the protests drew international attention and were said to be "reshaping the national conversation for any environmental project that would cross the Native American land",<ref name="BusinessInsider-ThousandsGather-2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-north-dakota-pipeline-protest-2016-9/#while-members-of-the-standing-rock-sioux-tribes-began-protesting-the-project-as-early-as-april-protests-heated-up-in-august-as-numbers-increased-to-the-thousands-1|title=Thousands of protesters are gathering in North Dakota – and it could lead to 'nationwide reform'|date=September 13, 2016|work=[[Business Insider]]|last1=Liu|first1=Louise|access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> there was limited mainstream media coverage of the events in the United States until early September 2016.<ref name="ICT-Gray-Sep8-16">{{cite news|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/08/standing-rock-biggest-story-no-ones-covering|title=Standing Rock: The Biggest Story That No One's Covering|date=September 8, 2016|work=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]|last1=Gray|first1=Jim|access-date=October 25, 2016}}</ref> At that time, construction workers bulldozed a section of land that tribal historic preservation officers had documented as a historic, sacred site, and when protesters entered the area security workers used [[attack dog]]s, which bit at least five of the protesters. The incident was filmed and viewed by several million people on [[YouTube]] and other social media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/4/dakota_access_pipeline_company_attacks_native|title=VIDEO: Dakota Access Pipeline Company Attacks Native American Protesters with Dogs and Pepper Spray|work =Democracy Now!|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref><ref name="CommonDreams-Genocide-2016">{{cite news|last1=McCauley|first1=Lauren|title='Is That Not Genocide?' Pipeline Co. Bulldozing Burial Sites Prompts Emergency Motion|url=http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/09/05/not-genocide-pipeline-co-bulldozing-burial-sites-prompts-emergency-motion|work=[[Common Dreams]]|date=September 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ICT-Mentz-Sep4-16">{{cite news|last1=Staff|first1= ICTMN |url= http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/04/what-dakota-access-destroyed-standing-rock-former-historic-preservation-officer-explains |title=What Dakota Access Destroyed: Standing Rock Former Historic Preservation Officer Explains What Was Lost [Video]|work=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]| date=September 4, 2016|access-date=October 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Manning">{{cite web|last1=Manning|first1=Sarah Sunshine|title='And Then the Dogs Came': Dakota Access Gets Violent, Destroys Graves, Sacred Sites|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/04/manning-and-then-dogs-came-dakota-access-gets-violent-destroys-graves-sacred-sites-165677|website=Indian Country Today Media Network.com|access-date=September 6, 2016|date=September 4, 2016|archive-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213104458/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/04/manning-and-then-dogs-came-dakota-access-gets-violent-destroys-graves-sacred-sites-165677|url-status=dead}}</ref> In late October, armed soldiers and police with riot gear and military equipment cleared an encampment that was directly in the proposed pipeline's path.<ref name="NBC News">{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dakota-access-pipeline-authorities-start-arresting-protesters-new-camp-n674066 | title=Dakota Access Pipeline: More Than 100 Arrested as Protesters Ousted From Camp | work=NBC News | date=October 27, 2016 | access-date=October 28, 2016 | author=Silva, Daniella}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Developing: 100+ Militarized Police Raiding #NoDAPL Resistance Camp Blocking Pipeline's Path|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2016/10/27/developing_100_militarized_police_demolishing_nodapl|work =Democracy Now!|access-date=November 2, 2016|date=October 27, 2016}}</ref>
<!-- NOTE: This section should be as short as possible to get the point across. This section is NOT a dumping ground for protest information, instead all such information should be added to the protest article. --->The removal of the encampment and cleanup cost $38 million, to be paid by state or federal taxpayers.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Karen Zraick |title=Greenpeace Tries a Novel Tactic in Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Pipeline |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/climate/greenpeace-dakota-access-lawsuit-slapp.html |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=20 August 2024 |quote=the camp was razed after an evacuation order by the North Dakota governor. The state and federal governments are still wrangling over who should pay for $38 million in associated costs, including the response by law enforcement}}</ref>
According to state and federal authorities, there were several cases of arson that damaged pipeline construction equipment in Iowa during 2016. One deliberately set fire caused nearly $1 million in damage to construction equipment in August in [[Jasper County, Iowa]]. Two other fires involving pipeline construction equipment were set around the same time in the same county and another was set in [[Mahaska County, Iowa|Mahaska County]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2016/08/01/nearly-1-million-in-arson-reported-on-bakken-pipeline-project/87929054/ |title= Nearly $1 million in arson reported on Bakken pipeline project |first= William |last= Petroski |newspaper= Des Moines Register |date= August 1, 2016 }}</ref> In October, another arson fire caused $2 million worth of damage to pipeline construction equipment in [[Jasper County, Iowa]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2016/10/17/police-pipeline-equipment-intentionally-set-fire/92285660/ |title= Dakota Access offers $100,000 for information leading to arson conviction |first= Joey |last= Aguirre |newspaper= Des Moines Register |date= October 17, 2016 }}</ref>
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