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The law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher won a settlement of over $300 million from Greenpeace on behalf of a pipeline company client after accusing the NGO of orchestrating the Standing Rock protests.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio stated that the United States government will revoke the visas of foreign students who participate in disruptive activities such as vandalizing universities or taking over buildings.
Venezuela asserts a territorial claim over two-thirds of Guyana.
Donald Trump received more financial backing from the fossil fuel industry than any previous U.S. president.
The Trump administration targeted climate activists, the group Antifa, and immigrants as internal enemies.
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. War on Terror led to an expanded definition of 'terrorist' that was subsequently used to target environmental and animal rights activists.
The Trump administration used foreign influence laws to cut funding to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) it opposed and launched federal investigations into groups focused on civil rights or climate change.
In 2016, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers proposed model legislation to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to increase penalties for protests near infrastructure projects like oil pipelines.
The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests involved between 10,000 to 15,000 participants and resulted in 761 arrests.
The Heritage Foundation spearheaded the conservative policy initiative known as Project 2025.
Laws passed in response to the Standing Rock protests during Donald Trump's first term were later used to restrict pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses.
In 2019, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio supported legislation for the U.S. government to back pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.