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Rainbow Warrior visits Marshall Islands for 40th anniversary of Rongelap evacuation • Mar. 12, 2025, 2:19 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Plastic bottled water served to VIPs at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Arena despite ban • Mar. 9, 2025, 7:36 AM ET (South China Morning Post)
How a $300m court case could kill off Greenpeace • Mar. 4, 2025, 7:04 PM ET (The Telegraph)
A Tough Start for Greenpeace in Court Fight With Pipeline Giant • Mar. 4, 2025, 6:36 AM ET (New York Times)
Trial begins in Texas pipeline company’s $300M lawsuit against Greenpeace • Feb. 26, 2025, 4:48 PM ET (AP)

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Date 1971 - present
Areas Of Involvement conservation • nuclear weapon • hunting • endangered species • seal • whale • pollution • testing
Related People Paul Watson

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