CHICAGO, IL — The Illinois 4th District Appellate Court issued its decision in the appeal of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) decision approving the Dakota Access Pipeline and Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline expansion. Save
Our Illinois Land , the Sierra Club, NRDC , and area landowner William Klingele had filed an appeal in January 2021.
The court vacated the approval of the pipeline expansion and remanded it back to the ICC, finding that the ICC misinterpreted “public need” and that ICC abused its discretion in finding irrelevant the objectors’ evidence that the pipeline’s operator, Sunoco, had been fined for safety and environmental violations.“We are gratified that the Appellate Court has vacated the Illinois Commerce Commission’s flawed approval of DAPL and ETCO’s expansion,” said.
“This project would threaten Illinoisans’ land, water, and climate, while providing us with little or no benefit.” said. “The ruling is another signal that Illinois should not allow this dangerous and controversial pipeline expansion within its borders.” “Save Our Illinois Land, Sierra Club, NRDC, and landowner Bill Klingele are pleased that the Court vacated the Illinois Commerce Commission’s flawed approval of DAPL and ETCO’s unnecessary capacity expansion,” said. “The Court’s agreement that Sunoco’s poor record as a pipeline operator is relevant to the ICC’s decision and conclusion that exports are not a proper component in considering public interest will hopefully lead to a just result in the end.
“We are glad to see the court recognize that the ICC was wrong to approve this reckless expansion of the Dakota Access pipeline,” said“DAPL threatens critical water resources and sacred sites of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and running even more dirty oil through it could be disastrous for communities across North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and here in Illinois. We will continue to work to shut down this dangerous oil pipeline altogether.
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