Commentary, Environmental

Sierra Club on Army Corps Plan to Evict Oceti Sakowin Camp


Related image

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016.  Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified the Standing Rock Sioux tribe that they will evict water protectors from the Oceti Sakowin camp, a primary location housing the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

In response, Lena Moffitt, director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Dirty Fuels Initiative released the following statement:

“This attempt to dislodge water protectors from their own lands as they stand up for their rights and protect their heritage is a disrespectful and disappointing decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. There is one plain and simple way that the Obama Administration and the Army Corps can fulfill their stated intention of protecting the safety of the public: rejecting the Dakota Access Pipeline now. If anyone should vacate this land, it is Energy Transfer, the company recklessly pushing this pipeline. The Sierra Club continues to stand with our tribal allies as they peacefully organize in this historic effort, and it is clear we are all determined to continue to keep up this fight in the weeks and months to come.”

###

About the Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 2.4 million members and supporters. In addition to helping people from all backgrounds explore nature and our outdoor heritage, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.

Source: http://sierraclub.org

 

 

 


ARCHIVES