The Dakota Access Pipeline in Illinois: Mapping the Participatory Landscape

• In Event: Social Capital, Participation, and Effectiveness in Environmental Governance

Brief Overview

We examine the permitting of the Dakota Access Pipeline in Illinois. Although many Illinois stakeholders opposed the pipeline, their ability to access and impact regulatory processes was limited. Our findings reaffirm procedural injustice claims.

Authors

• McKenzie Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

• Emily Guske, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Anna Sveinsdóttir, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign