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Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says

3 June 2026 at 20:34
Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.

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Demonstrators against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota in 2016. The lawsuits are centered on Greenpeace’s involvement in the protests.

Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase

29 May 2026 at 02:09
This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.

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A court building in Amsterdam. The North Dakota Supreme Court this month barred Greenpeace International from making claims against Energy Transfer in a Dutch countersuit.
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