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Protesters March Against Fossil Fuel Expansion

BURRIVILLE, R.I. — The largest peaceful demonstration against the proposed pipeline and power plant projects also led to the most arrests yet. Eight protesters were charged with trespassing following a recent march and rally on Wallum Lake Road.

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Activist Climbs into Tree to Protest Pipeline Expansion

BURRILVILLE, R.I. — Activist Sherrie Anne Andre sits 60 feet off the ground in a tree with provisions to last two months. Andre, an environmental activist from Warren, is protesting the expansion of a natural-gas compressor station several yards from the tree.

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