The Trump administration is joining calls to treat some pipeline protests as a federal crime
The American Gas Association and American Petroleum Institute said they backed the overall package of proposals PHMSA offered, but declined to comment on the specific proposal to mete out prison sentences for impeding construction.
“Generally speaking, INGAA is in favor of laws that serve to deter pipeline vandalism,” a spokesperson for the group said. “Tampering with or vandalizing critical infrastructure can create serious safety risks to the public, pipeline employees and the perpetrators. These acts of vandalism could also have devastating environmental impacts.”
“We're outraged and appalled at the U.S. Department of Transportation proposal to further target and criminalize communities who are exercising their lawful right to protest, and demanding a halt to environmental extraction,” said Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, North America director for the climate activist group 350.org, which has protested pipeline development.
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