Industry leaders said moving forward with the Dakota Access pipeline is central to keeping the U.S. shale oil sector a strong component of the national economy. Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was on hand for demonstrations in Washington, D.C., against the Dakota Access pipeline. “We cannot allow our drinking water to be poisoned so a handful of fossil fuel companies can make more in profits,” he said in an emailed statement. “This pipeline must be stopped.” Federal government agencies intervened last week after a district court ruled in favor of the pipeline construction, calling for a temporary halt to construction on parts of the pipeline until the Army Corps of Engineers can determine a full range of environmental and other federal […]