By the Numbers: Protesters’ penalty

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Jury decision sends strong message down the pipeline

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$667 million

The damages a North Dakota jury says environmentalist group Greenpeace must pay for defamation and other claims against Energy Transfer, a Texas company that owns a major portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The 2016-2017 protests against the expansion of fossil fuel production that triggered the case generated embarrassing press for environmentalists and failed to stop the project near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.

837

The number of criminal cases brought against Dakota Access Pipeline protesters for trespass and other sundry crimes, according to legal advocates for the protesters.

21 million

The number of pounds of trash eventually hauled away from the Lake Oahe protest site, according to the pipeline company. The cleanup from the protests ultimately cost over $1 million.

750,000 barrels

The quantity of oil the pipeline can move daily—an amount equivalent to the capacity of roughly 3,000 tanker trucks.

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