Why do people protest the Dakota Access Pipeline? (1 point)

Question

A. The pipeline occupies Plymouth
Rock in Massachusetts.
B. This pipeline poses risks to the
environment, health, and human rights.
C. The pipeline damages land promised to the Sioux Nation under the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie.
D. The pipeline stops hydropower projects in native Sámi lands.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: B. This pipeline poses risks to the environment, health, and human rights.

Additionally, the Dakota Access Pipeline has faced protests related to option C, as it also connects to issues regarding land rights and treaties with the Sioux Nation, but option B more comprehensively covers the broader reasons for the protests.