Dakota Access Should Keep Permit Despite Legal Flaws, Feds Say

Federal officials are likely to re-approve the Dakota Access oil pipeline after a court-ordered environmental review, so there’s no reason to halt operations in the meantime, the Trump administration said Wednesday.

In a legal brief, the Army Corps of Engineers urged the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to keep the project’s permits in effect while the agency corrects a “procedural error.”

“Given the amount of analysis that has occurred thus far and the specific easement conditions imposed, it is highly likely that the Corps will ultimately be able to substantiate its existing property management decision after ...