The company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline says it will resume construction on private land near Lake Oahe in North Dakota, where protests supporting tribal rights have endured for months.  

A resolution opposing the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project passed the Urbana City Council Monday night on a unanimous voice vote.

Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline say roughly 40 people were arrested Saturday during a public demonstration along the construction project's route in southeast Iowa.

Several rallies and protests are planned across the country in coming days against the Dakota Access Pipeline, including one Friday afternoon in Champaign.

Urbana Aldermen will vote at their meeting next week on a resolution to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline. The vote to consider the resolution later was added to Monday night's Committee of the Whole agenda after a number of people spoke out against the proposal, saying it could pose an environmental hazard, and post a threat to tribal sacred sites in North Dakota.