Greenpeace faces a $300 million lawsuit after Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Protesters wade in the Cannon Ball River during a standoff with the police at Turtle Island north of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, on Nov. 2, 2016.

The company behind the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline is suing Greenpeace for at least $300 million for damages the oil pipeline company says it suffered from protests in 2016 and 2017.

(Image credit: Emily Kask for NPR)