February 2020, Vol. 247, No. 2
Global News
North Dakota, Tribe to Develop Pipeline Spill Plan
North Dakota will work with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to help develop a response plan for a potential spill of the Dakota Access pipeline, a state official said. State Emergency Services Director Cody Schulz said tribal leaders recently requested a response plan and resources to prepare for a spill near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in the south-central part of the state. Schulz told a committee of state and tribal leaders headed by Gov. Doug Burgum that his agency would be happy to either “participate in or facilitate” a training exercise. The state also would work with the tribe to obtain federal grant money for planning and equipme

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