Exclusive: The U.S. Army Corps has agreed to raise the water level at Lake Oahe...

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Jordan Chariton
52 mins ·
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Army Corps has agreed to raise the water level at Lake Oahe (Missouri River flows into Lake Oahe) which would prevent Energy Transfer Partners from drilling underneath Lake Oahe (raising the water makes it so the drilling would not be stable).
This, at the same time as a U.S. District Judge denying #DAPL an expedited ruling on whether to overturn the Army Corps denial of a permit to drill under Lake Oahe, is a victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Energy Transfer Partners' contract with investors ends on 1/2/17, where investors will be able to pull their money. They say they are losing $20 million per week if the pipeline isn't operational.
The decision came after Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault met with Governor Jack Dalrymple and the Army Corps of Engineers. To raise the water levels, they will have to release a dam upstream, which could result in the flooding of the Oceti Sakowin Camp.

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[malthaussen]

1. Maybe the author should learn the difference between an Army Corps...

... and the Army Corps of Engineers.

-- Mal

[pinboy3niner]

2. You're an ACE!

[Donkees]

4. The people on the scene abbreviate the title

[malthaussen]

6. Yeah. They abbreviate it meaninglessly.

"Engineers" is even shorter than "Army Corps," and actually conveys meaning.

-- Mal

[Donkees]

7. By using "The" Army Corp, it defines the group they are all talking about hundreds of times a week,

and have been talking about for months. Formal press releases most often include the full title, but faster-paced social media reporting tends to abbreviate titles that are mentioned multiple times a day.

"the"

determiner
1.
denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge.

[pinboy3niner]

3. Yes! Stand with Standing Rock!

#NoDAPL!

[Donkees]

5. kick