Three Pipeline Protesters Arrested

Six protesters who blocked traffic into a Mountain Valley Pipeline site in West Virginia for three hours have been arrested. The Register-Herald reports that the protesters were part of a larger group that blocked trucks from entering and exiting the lay down yard alongside U.S. 19 near the border between Raleigh and Fayette counties on Monday. One protester was locked to a truck that was hauling pipe. Each protester was charged with multiple misdemeanors, with total bail set at $17,000. When it’s finished, the 300-mile natural gas pipeline will run through Virginia and West Virginia and connect to new and existing pipelines.