Police have removed protesters from land owned by pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners in North Dakota. At least 117 people were arrested, according to The Associated Press. News reports say officers used pepper spray against protesters but no serious injuries were reported...

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters have been protesting the pipeline since it was approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the summer. They are specifically trying to block the portion that is slated to run under the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The tribe opposes the pipeline because they say the route crosses sacred sites and burial places, and they are concerned that if the pipeline ruptures, an oil spill could pollute drinking water...