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Climate Activists Try To Block N.H.-Bound Coal Train — But The Train Wouldn't Stop

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A group of climate activists attempted to block a freight train carrying coal to New Hampshire as it passed near Worcester Monday night.

Although in the past trains have stopped for such protests — this one did not. Nobody was injured. WBUR EarthWhile reporter Miriam Wasser was at the scene and fills us in.

This segment aired on December 17, 2019.

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