Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL Permit is "Momentous Occasion," But We Must Remain Vigilant | Daily Digest 12/05/2016

Standing Rock Sioux Chair Hails Army Corps of Engineers Decision to Reroute Dakota Access Pipeline & As Thousands of Vets Descend on Standing Rock, U.S. Army Backs Down and Halts Pipeline Construction & More Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Monday, December 5, 2016 democracynow.org Stories Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL Permit is "Momentous Occasion," But We Must Remain Vigilant On Sunday, celebrations erupted at Standing Rock after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it had denied the Dakota Access pipeline company a permit to ... Read More → Standing Rock Sioux Chair Hails Army Corps of Engineers Decision to Reroute Dakota Access Pipeline In an historic win for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and the environment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied Energy Transfer Partners, the ... Read More → As Thousands of Vets Descend on Standing Rock, U.S. Army Backs Down and Halts Pipeline Construction The announcement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it would deny a permit to Energy Party Transfers to drill under the Missouri River came as ... Read More → "Financial Disaster": Could Dakota Access Pipeline Lose Its Contracts with Oil Companies on Jan. 1? Throughout November, protesters held dozens of demonstrations worldwide at banks to demand they divest from the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. ... Read More → Headlines → Army Denies Dakota Access Pipeline Company Permit—Halting Construction for Now Report: Trump-Taiwan Call Planned, Intentionally Provocative Trump Taps Fair Housing Critic Ben Carson to Head HUD Trump Broadens Search for Secretary of State Michigan Set to Begin Presidential Recount 33 Die in Massive Fire at Artist Collective in Oakland Fidel Castro's Ashes Interred Next to Cuban Independence Hero José Martí Green Party Takes Austrian Presidency, Defeating Far-Right Freedom Party Italy PM Announces Resignation After Referendum Rejected Louisiana Man Set Free After Fatally Shooting Ex-NFL Player in Road Rage Incident Jurors to Resume Deliberations in Michael Slager Trial 500 Immigrant Women & Children Released from Family Detention in Texas U.S. Priest Assassinated in Guatemala Declared a Martyr by the Vatican NC Man Arrested After Shooting at D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake "Pizzagate" Story Trump Takes to Twitter to Criticize SNL's Portrayal of His Twitter Use Mike Pence's New Neighbors Greet Him with Rainbow-Colored Flags Forward this email → Donate today → Follow CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY NOW! Coming Up: Stream Democracy Now!'s 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Riverside Church in NYC DN! IN THE NEWS Amy Goodman Tells CNN Media Has Responsibility to Cover Standoff at Standing Rock & Climate Change DN! IN THE NEWS PBS MetroFocus: Amy Goodman on Covering Months of Resistance to Dakota Access Pipeline NEW BOOK Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America SPEAKING EVENTS 12/5 New York, NY COLUMN How the Media Iced Out Bernie Sanders & Helped Donald Trump Win WORK WITH US! Senior TV Producer 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License