Washington  DC –  U.S. District Court, for the District of Columbia, Judge James Boasberg, Tuesday, ruled against native tribes seeking to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline from moving forward.

The ruling is based on  that it would prevent them from practicing religious ceremonies, as legal options for opponents of the project narrow.

In a written ruling, Boasberg rejected the tribe’s request for an injunction to withdraw permission for the last link of the oil pipeline under Lake Oahe in North Dakota.