Supporters of pipeline trespassing bill say it protects lawful protest, despite concerns by environmental groups

Lawmakers behind bipartisan legislation designed to protect critical infrastructure and utility workers say the bill also guards the right to protest, despite concerns raised by more than 20 environmental groups.

The bill would expand existing protections already granted in state law to electric utility companies to also include gas or oil companies and their pipelines, water utilities and other energy generation, storage and transportation systems...

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Ken Notes: The bill has language protecting the right to protest but also has language that would restrict where and how one can protest. Why don`t we just align our bill with the federal recommendations?