Illinois approves expansion of Dakota Access oil pipeline
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Illinois regulators late on Wednesday approved an expansion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, the largest pipeline running out of North Dakota’s Bakken shale basin, rejecting a bid by environmental groups to block the project.
The Dakota Access Pipeline can transport about 570,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from North Dakota to the Midwest, with connections to the Gulf Coast. It had been a source of
