Activists protesting the Trump administration’s rollback of U.S. environmental and climate policies are facing felony charges after unfurling a banner from Trump Tower in Chicago.
Six people, including four Greenpeace USA activists, were charged on Sunday after “causing a disturbance” during a July 7 action, according to Chicago Police Department. The 50-by-35-foot sheet they unfurled from the tower’s 16th floor caused “extensive damage to the building,” police said in an emailed statement.
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The banner, emblazoned with the words “Resist” and “Defend,” was meant as a show of defiance to the President Trump’s anti-climate agenda, Greenpeace said. Read more…
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