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Protesters arrested after blocking rail tracks

2016-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Police arrested more than 20 people who formed a human blockade on tracks near the Washington-Oregon border in response to a recent oil train derailment along the Columbia River. More than a 100 protesters attended Saturdays demonstration in Vancouver. Organizers with the Fossil Fuel Resistance Network, which formed after the June 3 Mosier derailment, said they expected to be arrested. A news release says that the protest was held to highlight risks associated with fossil fuel extraction and transportation....

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