Six Protesters Fined for Tree Defense Action
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NEW WAVERLY, Tex. — Six environmentalists who tried to save a portion of a national forest by chaining themselves to trees and machinery have been convicted of disorderly conduct and fined $113 each. Walker County Justice of the Peace John Pasket on Wednesday found the members of Earth First! guilty.
The protesters were arrested last month, after they obstructed U.S. Forest Service tree crushers. Their action held up the clear-cutting of 2,500 acres of the Sam Houston National Forest for 24 hours.
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