A North Dakota judge plans to issue a decision “as quickly as possible” in the latest chapter of a high-stakes legal battle pitting environmentalists against pipeline developers.
Judge James Gion told lawyers representing Energy Transfer and Greenpeace International on Wednesday that he had cleared his calendar in an attempt to rule quickly in the parties’ latest dispute.
Energy Transfer — the owner of the Dakota Access pipeline — is asking the state court to issue an emergency order barring Greenpeace International from seeking relief from a Dutch court for its mounting legal costs.
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The latest fight stems from a lengthy legal brawl dating back to 2016 and 2017 protests against the pipeline.
