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Eminent Domain
in what is called a voluntary easement. Across the four states on the pipeline's route, 99% of privately-owned properties involved are considered voluntary easements as of August, 2016; properties in all states but Iowa have been retained as voluntary easements at rates of 100%.

Oil Leaks
"Conservation groups worry about safety, and the impacts on air, water, wildlife and farming, because, they say, "pipelines break".[27]" In the years 1996-2015, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) a reported a total of 11,199 pipeline incidents. An incident is defined as: "'(1) An event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline, or of liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, refrigerant gas, or gas from an LNG facility, and that results in one or more of the following consequences: (i) A death, or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization; (ii) Estimated property damage of $50,000 or more, including loss to the operator and others, or both, but excluding cost of gas lost; (iii) Unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or more; (2) An event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility. Activation of an emergency shutdown system for reasons other than an actual emergency does not constitute an incident. (3) An event that is significant in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of paragraphs (1) or (2) of this definition.'.""This is an average of approximately 560 incidents per year in the last 20 years. These incidents contributed to a total of 360 fatalities and 1,376 injuries."

Tribal Opposition
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has stated their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline on the grounds that it threatens the tribe's "way of life, [their] water, people, and land".

Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Over 400 have been arrested in total as of October, 2016.[72]

As of November 14, 2016, the Army Corps of Engineers has stated that, "construction on or under Corps land bordering Lake Oahe cannot occur because the Army has not made a final decision on whether to grant an easement".

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