Approximately two dozen protesters with the eco-activist group Extinction Rebellion were arrested in Massachusetts after blocking planes taxiing at the Hanscom Airfield on Saturday.
A group of ecoactivists were arrested after disrupting traffic at an airfield in Massachusetts on Saturday, the latest in the ongoing trend of public demonstrations against climate change. Approximately two dozen protesters with the ecoactivist group Extinction Rebellion were arrested by police and taken into custody at Laurence G. Hanscom Airfield in Bedford.
Extinction Rebellion condemns new fossil fuel infrastructure that will be in operation for decades, preventing us from achieving decarbonization and threatening us with runaway global heating and an uninhabitable Earth,' the organization said. Gov. Maura Healey was singled out by the organization, with explicit calls for her to oppose the airfield's planned hangar expansion.
Police eventually responded to the disruption and arrested the protesters. Massachusetts State Police said the protesters are charged with 'trespassing, disorderly conduct, and potentially other related charges,' according to local outlet WBZ News Radio 1030.
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