The North Dakota pipeline battle may be over but veterans and activists who opposed of the project have said that their fight isn’t over yet and the Flint water crisis is next target on their list. The US military veterans who backed Native American tribes in their protest against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline may be headed to Michigan next, where the city of Flint is still dealing with lead in their water supply. The Army Corps of Engineers announced on Sunday that it would not approve the easement allowing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to be built under Lake Oahe, the main water source of the Standing Rock Nation. The decision came after months of protests and followed the arrival of thousands of US veterans who joined the protesters. RT reports: Among the veterans at the camp was Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard. “Water is life; we cannot survive without it,” Gabbard said after the Army Corps of Engineers announced its decision. “Whether it’s the threat to essential water sources in this region, lead contamination in Flint, Michigan, the potential threat posed [...]
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