Case against HS2 environmental protesters collapses
by Diane Taylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4KE10)
Sarah Green and Laura Hughes raised concerns over impact on Colne Valley near London
Two environmental protesters campaigning against the HS2 high-speed rail link have walked free from court after a prosecution against them collapsed.
Sarah Green, 63, a Green party member, and Laura Hughes, 37, of Extinction Rebellion, were both charged with aggravated trespass for protesting against work HS2 was carrying out in the Colne Valley nature reserve in Hillingdon, London, home to a variety of fauna and flora including bats, owls and osprey.
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