Why Some Are Defending the Dakota Access Pipeline Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters burn debris as officers close in to force them from a camp on private land in the path of pipeline construction, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 near Cannon Ball, N.D. ( James MacPherson / Associated Press ) Produced by Ben Mishiev and Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC