In a sobering first for the U.S., an environmental activist was shot and killed by police in Atlanta, Georgia, in an ongoing struggle over the future of a portion of that city’s urban forest.
Charges dismissed against activists who tried to block 2019 shipment at Port of Vancouver
Published: July 22, 2021, 5:53pm
Share: Protesters with the activist groups Mosquito Fleet and Portland Rising Tide attempted to block a ship from docking at the Port of Vancouver to offload oil pipe supplies on Nov. 5, 2019. Criminal charges against four of the climate activists have been dropped. (Courtesy of Trip Jennings/Mosqui)
Criminal charges against four climate activists who attempted to block a shipment of parts for an oil pipeline at the Port of Vancouver in November 2019 were dismissed Wednesday in Clark County District Court.
The activists from Oregon’s Portland Rising Tide – Kelsey Baker, Mike Hastie, Samantha Krop and Bruce Watt – were charged with criminal trespass and failure to disperse.