State Backers of Anti-Protest Bills Received Campaign Funding from Oil and Gas Industry, Report Finds

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By Sharon KellyOct 31, 2020, 6:00 am907 ptsInterestingTop
Read time: 9 mins Politicians responsible for drafting laws criminalizing pipeline protests in Louisiana, West Virginia, and Minnesota did so after receiving significant funding from the fossil fuel industry, according to a new report by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank based in…

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