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18 Youth Climate Activists Arrested for Occupying Speaker McCarthy’s Office

HeadlineSep 29, 2023

In other climate news, 18 youth activists with the Sunrise Movement were arrested Thursday after they occupied the office of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, demanding he take action on the climate crisis and avert a government shutdown.

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