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March 25, 2025socialEnvironmental PolicyCivil LibertiesFirst Amendment

Arrests at EPA headquarters top 1,000 under federal trespass laws

More than 1,000 climate protesters were arrested outside EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. after staging a blockade to protest the administration's rollback of environmental regulations. Federal trespass charges were applied under statutes rarely invoked at this scale, raising civil liberties concerns.