A judge lets pipeline protesters mount an unusual defense.

Grist
By Kate YoderOct 17, 2017, 4:26 pm228 pts
Last year, protesters were arrested and charged with felonies after turning off valves that control the flow of crude oil from Canada’s tar sands into the U.S. They intended to prevent damage to the climate and show solidarity with Standing Rock. A Minnesota judge decided that three activists could use the…

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