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Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
announced
their intention to issue a permit for the
construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline under
Lake Oahe –a route that would jeopardize the
drinking water and desecrate the sacred lands of the
Standing Rock Sioux –as soon as tomorrow. The
Army Corps also stated that they would grant the
easement without completing an Environmental Impact
Statement (an inclusive project evaluation
process that allows for public input).
Last December, the U.S. Army Corps found that an Environmental Impact Statement was necessary to determine the safety and environmental impact of the pipeline’s construction, and yesterday’s announcement circumvents this legal process while jeopardizing the health and cultural rights of our Sioux brothers and sisters.
The Department of Defense has direct jurisdiction over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Last December, the U.S. Army Corps found that an Environmental Impact Statement was necessary to determine the safety and environmental impact of the pipeline’s construction, and yesterday’s announcement circumvents this legal process while jeopardizing the health and cultural rights of our Sioux brothers and sisters.
The Department of Defense has direct jurisdiction over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Act Today: Call Secretary of Defense James Mattis at
703-571-3343
and urge him not to grant the easement without a
full Environmental Impact Statement that properly
consults the Standing Rock Sioux and upholds treaty
obligations. If the voice mailbox is full, please
keep trying!
Call Script:
"As a person of faith, I am deeply concerned about the welfare of the Standing Rock Sioux people. Granting an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline without first completing an Environmental Impact Statement circumvents an important legal process and jeopardizes the health and human rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. I urge you to ensure that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abides by the processes they set forth in December by completing a full Environmental Impact Statement, while properly consulting the Standing Rock Sioux and honoring treaty obligations."
Call Script:
"As a person of faith, I am deeply concerned about the welfare of the Standing Rock Sioux people. Granting an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline without first completing an Environmental Impact Statement circumvents an important legal process and jeopardizes the health and human rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. I urge you to ensure that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers abides by the processes they set forth in December by completing a full Environmental Impact Statement, while properly consulting the Standing Rock Sioux and honoring treaty obligations."
Thank you for taking action. To read the official
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's press release on the
decision, click
here.
