Pipeline Protesters Take the Fight Outside North Dakota

The front lines of the battle against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline are shifting away from the dwindling encampment in North Dakota, with the main opposing groups asking for activism to be spread around the U.S., a call heeded when a banner was unfurled during an NFL game New Year’s Day. The message also has evolved from a struggle against a single four-state pipeline to an effort to advance the rights of Native Americans, the leader of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe...

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