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April 24, 2018TOPEKA, Kan. | By: Gardner
Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline are awaiting federal and Iowa Supreme Court rulings in a case over the controversial project. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the "Sabotage" legislation last week, that could impose some of the harshest penalities in the nation for criminal acts against "critical infastructure." Carolyn Raffensperger with the Iowa Sierra Club says "critical infastructure" has historically applied to public lines that transport electricity, gas and water.
The bill was put forward by the Energy Transfer Partners, the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. Raffensberger says the Iowa law is designed to discourage sabotage against new pipelines, even if opponents fear for the safety of their drinking water.
The pipeline cuts through 18 counties and was opposed by environmentalists and some farmers who objected to the use of eminent domain to obtain access to their land.
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