Judge Says Greenpeace Must Pay $345 Million in Pipeline Lawsuit, Cutting Jury Amount Nearly in Half

The case stems from protests in 2016 and 2017 against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and its crossing of the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation.

Greenpeace Must Pay Over $660M Over Dakota Access Protest, Jury Finds

Environmental group Greenpeace, which plans to appeal the decision, said earlier that a large award to the pipeline company would threaten to bankrupt the organization.

Texas Pipeline Company’s $300M Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Heads to Trial

Greenpeace representatives say the case is an example of corporations abusing the legal system to go after critics and is a critical test of free speech and protest rights.

Greenpeace Says a Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Threatens the Organization’s Future

Representatives of the environmental organization founded over 50 years ago said the company just wants to silence oil industry critics.