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Currently in Boston — October 16, 2023: Damp and cool weather Monday
Plus, a look into the global criminalization of climate protests
Dave Epstein & Abbie Veitch
October 15, 2023
The weather, currently.
Damp and cool weather Monday
A storm system moving to the south of New England will bring clouds cool weather and even some showers for Monday. Temperatures will only be in the upper '50s to near 60 in the afternoon for what is likely one of the coolest days since spring.
Slow improvement takes place on Tuesday with maybe a shower but a better chance for partial sunshine. Temperatures will be a little bit milder getting near 60°. Sunshine abounds for Wednesday with milder readings in the mid-60s. The nice weather continues for Thursday but another system could bring more shower activity at the end of the week or over the weekend.
What you need to know, currently.
Climate activists are no strangers to facing arrest and criminal charges for climate protests. Just last month, over 100 climate activists were arrested in New York City.
However, a “crackdown” on climate protests in Europe is raising alarm bells for human rights experts. The crackdown extends past Europe, Inside Climate News reports that the criminalization of climate protests is, “an increasingly global trend.”
In an interview with On the Media, climate reporter Amy Westervelt discusses how the Atlas Network, a collective of right-leaning think tanks, has worked to reframe climate protests as extremist and dangerous. This, in part, has led to an uptick in the criminalization of climate protests.
Westervelt covers this topic extensively alongside climate journalist Geoff Dembicki in “The Real Free Speech Threat” an investigative series on her podcast, Drilled.
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