What Comes Next for Dakota Access Keystone XL pipeline ?

Two bills have caught the public’s attention. One removes liability for a driver who unintentionally strikes or kills someone, including a protester, obstructing a public roadway. It was heard in committee Friday, with plenty of impassioned testimony but no committee action. Another one introduced by Carlson makes it illegal to wear an identity-concealing mask on public property, in response to protesters who covered their faces with bandannas or hoods.The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, in a statement, said the $3.8 billion project would contaminate U.S. and tribal water supply, and that it intends to take legal action against the decision. Separately, a lawyer for the tribe said the action was being done "hastily and irresponsibly.""Americans know this pipeline was unfairly rerouted towards our nation and without our consent. The existing pipeline route risks infringing on our treaty rights, contaminating our water and the water of 17 million Americans downstream," said Dave Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock tribe. Reuters