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Capital Beltway Climate Protest Actually Caused More Pollution, Twitter Users Fume Capital Beltway Climate Protest Actually Caused More Pollution, Twitter Users Fume
Capital Beltway Climate Protest Actually Caused More Pollution, Twitter Users Fume A July Fourth climate protest that halted traffic on the Capital Beltway has some activists upset, saying the backup caused even more pollution. Protestors kneeling on the road brought traffic to a complete standstill at Route 29 around 12:30 p.m. in Silver Spring, leading to the arrest of 14 people. Some activists say that the action of stopping traffic actually contributed to making the climate worse. Don't do this. Never protest anything in DC by sitting in the Interstate Capital Beltway or any road. All these climate protesters did was make the climate worse by backing up traffic 1…

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by Annie DeVoe and Cecilia Levine
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Capital Beltway Protestors Bring Traffic To Standstill July 4th Capital Beltway Protestors Bring Traffic To Standstill July 4th
Capital Beltway Protestors Bring Traffic To Standstill July 4th Protestors kneeling on the Capital Beltway in Maryland brought traffic to a halt on July Fourth. Traffic was at a complete standstill as of 12:30 at Route 29 due to climate protestors in Silver Spring, according to developing reports. Maryland State Police and local police were at the scene.

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by Cecilia Levine