The Dakota Access Pipeline will remain open and continue its flow of Bakken crude oil following a ruling issued May 21 by a federal court, which blamed the US Army Corps of Engineers for inaction on a pipeline that will essentially keep operating illegally for now. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now US District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia said the Standing Rock Sioux-led plaintiffs did not prove the necessary irreparable harm to close the 570,000 b/d pipeline, although he argued the Army Corps could have acted without the higher legal burden. A court-ordered environmental review that could put the pipeline in proper legal standing — or potentially force a closure — is not […]