Greenpeace Ordered to Pay More than $660 million for Role in Dakota Access Protests
In a landmark decision, a North Dakota jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages to Energy Transfer, the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), for defamation and conspiracy during protests in 2016 and 2017. The ruling, issued earlier this week, is nearly a decade in the making. Jurors at the Morton County courthouse in…