Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin. Alleen Brown, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here. The Canadian oil pipeline giant Enbridge will pay Wisconsin law enforcement for riot suits, training, and hours spent policing protests, according to an agreement approved by two counties last week. The secretive arrangement offers an uncapped funding source to local sheriffs as the company prepares for disruptive, Indigenous-led resistance to the controversial Line 5 reroute.

Enbridge will pay Wisconsin counties for policing Line 5 pipeline protests—raising concerns about taxpayer safety, Indigenous rights, and private influence over public law enforcement.

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Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’ “They can think twice now about doing it again,” he said of Greenpeace and other environmental gr...

ND jury orders Greenpeace to pay Energy Transfer $660M for defamation related to Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Greenpeace plans to appeal. Legal experts cite concerns about free speech implications. #PipelineProtests #News

Support #greenpeace! Any lawyers willing to help fighting this decision on appeals? Or help to do what THEY did: delay delay delay - at least until the tide changes .... #oillobby #savetheplanet #fightinjustice #protectnature #pipelineprotests

ND Supreme Court denies Greenpeace's request to move a $300M defamation trial, involving Energy Transfer's claims over 2016-2017 pipeline protests. The trial will determine if Greenpeace is liable for damages. #StandingRock #FreeSpeech #PipelineProtests