A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily halted a judge's order that the Dakota Access Pipeline be shut down in three weeks.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an "administrative stay" of the judge's order. Though the appeals court said it "should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits" of the case, The Bismarck Tribune reported.
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg last week ordered the line shut down by Aug. 5 pending a lengthy environmental review. The line began pumping oil more than three years ago. Energy Transfer estimates it would take three months to empty the pipeline of oil and complete steps to preserve it for future use.
But Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman, who represents the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, said the move is not significant.
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