Dakota Access pipeline developer misses year-end deadline to plant trees
Energy Transfer Partners only planted about 8,800 of the 20,000 trees required along the pipeline’s route in 2018
The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline missed a year-end deadline to plant thousands of trees along the pipeline corridor in North Dakota. The company said it was still complying with a settlement of allegations it violated state rules during construction.
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