Critics of the Iowa Utilities Board decision giving developers of a crude oil pipeline permission to start construction in Iowa say it’s a “small set-back” and there are “other ways” to stop the project.
A few dozen protesters rallied (Monday) near the state capitol. They’re hoping federal officials refuse to grant river crossings for the pipeline, plus pending lawsuits seek to block construction. But these opponents also vow to engage in “civil disobedience” as a last resort. Kathy Holdefer of Mingo plans to be part of the “summer of resistance” against the Dakota Access pipeline.
Brenda Brink of Huxley made a huge quilt of the state of Iowa for the protest on the statehouse grounds.
Adam Mason, an organizer for Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, spoke to the crowd with a bullhorn. Mason says Dakota Access does NOT have all the permits it needs to engage in construction along the entire route in Iowa.
