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Greenpeace $660mn Damages Ruling Shocks Global NGOs

Greenpeace has vowed to continue its environmental work despite the ruling (Credit: AFP)

Civil society groups on Thursday condemned a US court order that Greenpeace pay over $660 million in damages to an oil pipeline company as a chilling attack on climate action around the globe.

Environmental defenders rallied behind Greenpeace after the shock ruling by a North Dakota jury fuelled concerns that courtrooms were increasingly being used to smother critics.

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