Records obtained by the Guardian show that lobbyists working for major North American oil and gas companies were key architects of anti-protest laws that increase penalties and could lead to non-violent environmental and climate activists being imprisoned up to 10 years.

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Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US

Lobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests

^{Hilary Beaumont (The Guardian)}