Energy Transfer Partners, developer of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, told the Associated Press that it has withdrawn its “boots on the ground” security presence in North Dakota, the site of last year’s high-profile protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its allies.
Separately, the company’s lead security firm, TigerSwan — accused by a state agency last week of operating in North Dakota despite being denied a license — says it is no longer working with Energy Transfer Partners.
The North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board’s complaint against TigerSwan was filed just weeks after Grist and The Intercept separately reported on the security outfit’s internal company documents describing intrusive surveillance tactics carried out by the firm —…
