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Court hearing could decide fate of dog pardoned by U.S. Maine’s governor

AcourthearingcoulddeterminethefateofadogthatwasduetobeeuthanizedbeforeMaine’sgovernortriedtograntclemencytothepooch.RepublicanGov.PaulLePage’spardonmadeacelebri

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Trump clears way for controversial oil pipelines

U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders on Tuesday smoothing the path for the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines in a move to expand energy infrastructure and roll back key Obama administration environmental actions.

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Trump signs executive order to advance controversial pipelines

​U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to advance controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.

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Authorities say no plans to forcibly remove North Dakota protesters

U.S. authorities said on Sunday they had no plans to forcibly remove activists protesting plans to run an oil pipeline beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota, despite telling them to leave by early December.

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Police clash with North Dakota pipeline protesters, arrest one

Hundreds of protesters opposed to a North Dakota oil pipeline project they say threatens water resources and sacred tribal lands clashed with police who fired tear gas at the scene of a similar confrontation last month, officials said.