By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--February 17, 2017
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Officials fear the camp near the Cannonball River will soon flood due to warm weather and rapid snowmelt. They worry trash and debris left behind by people who have left in recent weeks might pollute the Missouri River and other nearby waterways. "With the amount of people that have been out there and the amount of estimated waste and trash out there, there is a good chance it will end up in the river if it is not cleaned up," Corps spokesman Capt. Ryan Hignight said. Local and federal officials estimate there's enough trash and debris in the camp to fill about 2,500 pickup trucks. Garbage ranges from trash to building debris to human waste, according to Morton County Emergency Manager Tom Doering.
Gov. Doug Burgum, State Engineer Garland Eberle and state Environmental Health Chief Dave Glatt on Tuesday issued a statement pushing for an accelerated cleanup. "We're really fighting the clock," Doering said Wednesday. "There's more garbage down there than anybody anticipated." Corps officials and a contractor will travel to the site later this week to assess the situation, though actual cleanup work won't happen until the area is deemed safe for workers, Hignight said.Why is it "unsafe?" Well, that's because - as has become the norm - the press has taken to using the words "protest" and "violent mob" interchangeably. Officials are apparently worried about clashes with the remaining holdouts should they move to clear the debris. So, to sum up, there's a mountain of trash and feces that so-called environmentalists have left to flood a local river, and the violent crackpots who generated the waste are the reason no one can begin the cleanup. Congratulations, progressives. It's another great moment in liberal history. ...And by the way, it was all for nothing. Like it or not, DAPL is going to happen.
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