Pipe Protesters Could Face 20-Year Sentence Under Trump Plan
- Interfering in construction could send opponents to prison
- DOT recommendations reminiscent of Texas pipeline legislation
Protestors are confronted by security during a demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) oil pipeline, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, Sept. 3, 2016.
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As Texas goes ... so goes the nation?
A Trump administration proposal to strengthen criminal penalties against people who interfere with interstate pipelines may be harsher than the draconian legislation approved by Texas lawmakers last month.