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A US jury ordered Greenpeace to pay an oil pipeline operator $667 million for defamation, as activists warned the move would dampen advocacy.
The case centers around protests over the construction of a pipeline in North Dakota: Demonstrations were marred by violence, with the company behind the project blaming Greenpeace. The NGO said it played a minor role in the protests, and framed the lawsuit as an effort to silence opponents of fossil fuels.
It’s one of a growing number of environment-related lawsuits packing global courts: This week, a Peruvian farmer opened his case against the German utility RWE for its alleged responsibility in raising water levels near his home by contributing to global temperature rises.
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