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Fight over 'Cop City' heats up in Atlanta forest |
A proposed police training center in Atlanta's forest has prompted clashes between environmentalists and police, including what is believed to be the first police killing of an environmental activist in the U.S.
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In January, while clearing an encampment on the proposed site of the facility, Georgia State Patrol officers shot and killed Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, a nonbinary anarchist who went by Tortuguita.
Police have claimed Tortuguita fired first, injuring an officer. However, Atlanta police body camera footage from the aftermath of the shooting depicts an officer saying "you f---ed your own officer up?" A redacted incident report obtained by The Hill states that police fired pepper ball rounds through the tent flap before the shooting. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting, has said the officer in the clip is merely speculating and that their investigation does not suggest a friendly fire incident.
Atlanta has the most tree cover of any major U.S. city, with one 2010 study indicating it covers some 58 percent of the city.
Read more on the conflict in a full report this week at TheHill.com. |
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The Justice Department on Friday announced a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway in connection with the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. |
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The Biden administration on Friday proposed new rules about when electric vehicles can be eligible for a consumer tax credit — though its disagreements with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on the issue appear to be ongoing. |
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved California's authority to set its own regulations requiring manufacturers to speed up the sales of electric trucks in the state. |
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