Grist: In September 2014, five climate activists with Rising Tide Seattle managed to halt the passage of a crude oil train at the BNSF Delta rail yard in Everett, Wash. After eight hours blocking the tracks, the five were arrested and charged with criminal trespass and blocking a train. Today, they go on trial.
In court, the activists - known as the Delta 5 - will argue their act of civil disobedience was necessary. A spokesperson for Rising Tide said the activists "will be the first ever to argue that...