Like if they haven’t had enough yet. But don’t expect them to give up after that. It’ s their land and they won’t back down.
What the hell??
It’s all very very suspect and horrible. In April a ranch poured 40k pounds of ROZOL (rat poison) on their land to kill prairie dogs. This is illegal. The EPA investigated when they found 6 dead bald eagles, and linked it back to this ranch.
Not only was the poison illegal to use, but it was used incorrectly (you’re supposed to put it in the holes directly, but it was spread on the ground) and they didn’t clear out the bodies.
Here’s where it gets even worse. The ranch had been bought out by Dakota Access Pipeline.
There’s the belief that the ranch was poisoned by DAPL in order to purchase it at a very very low price. There’s also the belief that it was done to purposefully drive out protestors.
It’s difficult to find information because no major news media has reported on it. It’s been happening since April. The only reason I haven’t discounted it as fear mongering is because you can find the actual EPA report (it’s about 175 pages).
I’m on mobile so I can’t link my sources, but if you Google “ROZOL used in north dakota ranch” you’ll find the EPA report and about 3 articles on it.
There are many rumors about this, but at least two verifiable truths:
- ROZOL was illegally distributed on land near the camp, and
- people in camp have in fact tested positive for ROZOL poisoning
The backstory explained here is confirmed by The Bismarck Tribune
http://m.bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/meyer-ranch-buffalo-under-quarantine-for-rozol-poison/article_7230182c-a174-51e2-88f8-b2977a936462.html
Here’s a less mainstream news source for good measure
http://thedailyhaze.com/rozol-poisoning-camp-cough-standing-rock/
The beginning of this livestream contains the testimony of a person who tested positive for the poison to the UN Working Group on the issue of Human Rights, Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10211523323943056&id=1362992802
An order of action from the EPA to the ranch
https://yosemite.epa.gov/OA/rhc/EPAAdmin.nsf/Filings/C1E7625EAD6A09A485257FA1001BC0C1/$File/RCRA-08-2016-0003%20AO.pdf