BGE Protesters Face Arrest and Lawsuit for Interfering with Utility Work
TL;DR
Three city residents were arrested during a peaceful protest in Federal Hill while trying to stop Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) from doing gas work in the historic neighborhood. The group calls the actions by BGE and city leaders bullying and are now plaintiffs in a just-filed class-action lawsuit against BGE. BGE claims it is modernizing its gas system by replacing its aging low-pressure gas infrastructure with a higher-pressure system.
- 3 Fed Hill BGE protesters speak out following arrest WBAL TV Baltimore
- Women arrested at protest in Federal Hill face charges of interfering with BGE's utility work CBS News
- BGE protestors spend night in jail, plan to keep fighting WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore
- Class action lawsuit filed against BGE over controversial gas regulator installations Fox Baltimore
- 'They spent last night in prison': Attorney says three women released after protesting BGE work Fox Baltimore
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