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Iowa: $2 Million Worth of Dakota Access Pipeline Machinery Burned

HeadlineOct 20, 2016

Meanwhile, also in Iowa, authorities say an excavator and three bulldozers being used to construct the Dakota Access pipeline were burned over the weekend, destroying up to $2 million worth of equipment. It’s the second suspected case of arson against Dakota Access pipeline company equipment. All the groups in Iowa fighting the pipeline have condemned the alleged arson. Christine Nobiss of Indigenous Iowa said, “We promote only peaceful and prayerful action.”

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