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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

Yes

 @9FLFKTQ from Missouri agreed…6mos6MO

Stuff like this has happened before, like the great oil leak of the Gulf of Mexico. This incident has left animals affected for decades.

 @9FJDDRS from Arkansas agreed…6mos6MO

Rerouting the pipes isn't going to do anything but make more mess. I feel they should cut it off completely and keep our environment healthy.

 @9FTX45W from North Carolina agreed…6mos6MO

Scientists estimate it will poison almost 80% of Dakota's water and nature/wildlife with the drilling and extraction of the oil underneath. It is also on land they do not own technically but they are doing it anyway because they are selfish and want the money. It is true that it will produce many jobs in oil, but we can make more jobs for things that help the environment instead of killing it.

 @9FRKG39Democrat from Missouri agreed…6mos6MO

While many people may go against the Dakota Access Pipeline, it actually is a very successful way of transporting oil.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

No

 @9FG46J8  from New York disagreed…6mos6MO

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The Dakota Access Pipeline brings in so much oil into the United States contributing to so much carbon emmisions.

 @9FGPJVKDemocrat from Texas agreed…6mos6MO

I believe that the Dakota Access Pipeline is bad for our environment because it has leaked several times causing contamination in our environment and disrupting the drinking water line.

 @9FG9JBKIndependencefrom British Columbia disagreed…6mos6MO

Oil and Gas run tons of things in the country and with the current gas and oil prices we need more of it to make it affordable to drive while electrical cars are in the making, aswell lithium will cause bad too in the long run

 @9FG79ZX from Iowa disagreed…6mos6MO

I live in the area this would affect and it would make a lot of the farmland unusable for several years if something went wrong it could be really bad for people in that area

 @9FGC94VLibertarian from Minnesota disagreed…6mos6MO

It's not our land and on top of that it's land that's sacred to the Dakota and Native American population.

 @9FJ9MJH from Kansas disagreed…6mos6MO

I think it should be stopped as most reservations in these areas don't have enough money to fix their water lines and make it healthier and cleaner. This oil can kill off the Native Americans living in these areas.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

Yes, and the government should never be allowed to acquire land by eminent domain

 @9FG4W9J from New Mexico disagreed…6mos6MO

Though we have taken land from the Natives, we now share a country with them, and their pipeline will benefit both of us, but we will prosecute the company if they affect the land in the burial grounds.

 @9FT7MFPIndependent from California agreed…6mos6MO

Natives have already gotten enough taken from them, this is all they have left and it should be left untouched.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

No, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land

 @9FLFKTQ from Missouri disagreed…6mos6MO

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The pipeline, like all things, is subject to human error and can malfunction or spring a leak. Which will be detrimental to the whole area surrounding the pipeline.

 @9FJCJSV from Texas disagreed…6mos6MO

As a Native American the land is sacred and important and for the most part, history is repeating itself all over again the white man taking our land again having to live and do our traditional doings on certain amount of land of which can be taken away from us

 @9FST3B6 from Minnesota disagreed…6mos6MO

Either way, the pipeline will still effect the environment, and redirecting it won't solve any issues.

 @9FSNNQK from Illinois disagreed…6mos6MO

This project will make pollution far much worse, and it will damage our ecosystem because the government is less concerned towards that rather than money. Focus on re-useable energy and nuclear power. Reouting it will only make it less worse, but it will still damage the ecosystem.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

No, but drastically increase the amount of fines the company must pay in the event of an accident

 @9G7BK6P from Arkansas agreed…6mos6MO

Accountability, Major corporations have to be held to a higher standard. Cutting corners on quality and safety cannot be tolerated, and a fine is just the beginning. It's time the people on top, the decision makers are held accountable and I don't mean just having to pay a hefty fine. A drastic fine is not incentive enough. Jail time, this will be the penalty for allowing destruction of such an epic scale. Some of you may be thinking, well, accidents do happen. Its the responsibility of those who are in-charge to make sure they don't. A fine to a multi billionaire is just the…  Read more

  @Jones4Potus2024  from Oregon answered…7mos7MO

 @9D47SPKDemocrat from North Carolina answered…8mos8MO

 @8X2XSGM from Texas answered…2yrs2Y

No, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land and the government should never be allowed to acquire land by eminent domain

 @8ZLVPGF from Missouri answered…2yrs2Y

 @8LJ35GJ from Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, they should stop because oil can be transported by train and vehicle if they do it by pipe then there could be a leak of some sort and it could pollute the soil and the water.

 @9GJTNP9 from Maryland answered…5mos5MO

Given the fact that climate change is a mounting problem the pipeline shouldn't be constructed. Moreover, eminent domain shouldn't be used to seize the land of indigenous people.

 @8X5RJJC from California answered…2yrs2Y

 @8PD2KBB from Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

 @9FFZH97Progressive from Minnesota answered…6mos6MO

No, the government should redirect the pipeline away from Native American land and drastically increase the amount of fines the company must pay in the event of an accident

 @7PTCG38Democrat from Wisconsin answered…9mos9MO

Yes, there is too great of a chance that it will pollute the water supply for Native American tribes who live on the surrounding land

 @9BHQZZHGreen from Washington answered…11mos11MO

 @9D68NLB from Virginia answered…8mos8MO

 @8ZX9DG7 from Michigan answered…2yrs2Y

 @8SF7RSH from Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

No, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land and drastically increase the amount of fines the company must pay in the event of an accident and the payment should be given to the communities that might be affected. Both Native American Tribes & Average U.S. Citizen alike.

 @979XB2T from Indiana answered…1yr1Y

Finish the pipe, but use it to sustain the economy, as we slowly transfer to clean energy; not quickly as the economy is not sustainable for that yet.

 @8LDZ49X from Illinois answered…3yrs3Y

No, but they shouldn't be able to use eminent domain; they must seek the proper permission of the landowners & state authorities. If necessary, reroute it away from Native American land and instead route it through areas where it would have less of an impact on the environment. Also, drastically increase safety initiatives to properly maintain the pipeline and increase fines the company must pay in the event of an accident.

 @9G9FVSP from Montana answered…5mos5MO

we are having an energy crisis right now we need to improve and expand our oil and gas operations both current and future oil and gas refinery's

  @VulcanMan6  from Kansas disagreed…5mos5MO

 @8NM3TQQIndependent from South Carolina answered…3yrs3Y

No but make sure it does not disturb Native American land or any water supply should there be a problem

 @8NB7FX8 from Oregon answered…3yrs3Y

No provided: tighter regulations and monitoring of this pipeline and others is put in place and enforced to better protect our natural environments and higher fines and financial responsibility for recovery are leveled (and cannot be contested) against companies associated with the pipeline in the event of an accident. For any pipeline to be built, all local communities must OK the section that runs through them - if a community opposes the pipeline then the pipeline must be routed through another area.

 @9L47G9F from Louisiana answered…4 days4D

Yes, and the power of imminent domain should be highly decreased and regulated as well as providing more just compensation.

 @9L25QM5Republican from Virginia answered…1wk1W

No, but companies should not be able to use the government to provide an unfair advantage over private property owners

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