- North Dakota officials appear poised to go after the U.S. government to recoup more than $38M in state expenses related to months of protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, despite an offer from Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the project's developer.
- Some groups question why the state isn't jumping at ETP's offer to pay, and pipeline opponents have long accused the state of being too cozy with the company, but others say accepting money from a private sector business in an industry it regulates would present the state with an ethical dilemma.
- Work is wrapping up on the $3.8B pipeline, and oil could be flowing as early as Monday despite an ongoing legal challenge from local Sioux tribes.