A leaked audio recording of an oil company lobbyist bragging about criminalizing pipeline protests has exposed the industry’s influence over lawmakers.
(CD) As a growing number of states move to pass laws that would criminalize pipeline protests and hit demonstrators with years in prison, an audio recording obtained by The Intercept showed a representative of a powerful oil and gas lobbying group bragging about the industry’s success in crafting anti-protest legislation behind closed doors.
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