A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeaceβs Huge Loss NYT > Climate and Environment By:Karen Zraick 31 March 2025 at 15:40 A pipeline companyβs lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal. Β© Jack Dura/Associated PressGreenpeace representatives outside the courthouse in Mandan, N.D., where the jury ruled against the environmental organization this month.