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FILE - In this March 29, 2016, file photo, activists and residents from across Bergen County deliver petitions against the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline project in New York and New Jersey In Hackensack, N.J. Prolonged protests in North Dakota failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. But they've provided inspiration for protests against pipelines around the country. Tactics used in North Dakota such as resistance camps, social media and online fundraising are now being used against pipeline projects in nearly a dozen states. (Amy Newman/The Record of Bergen County via AP, File) (AP)

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