Protesters demanding Biden declare climate emergency shut down Beltway

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The demonstration lasted from about 10:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. on the Beltway’s inner loop Monday near the U.S. 29/Colesville Road exit.

Declare Emergency, whose protesters often block traffic in the region, resulting in arrests. On Friday, members of the group briefly shut down southbound Interstate 395, and a D.C. police spokesman said three people were arrested.Thirteen climate advocates with Declare Emergency were also sentenced to four days in jail on Sept. 30 after being arrested July Fourth for blocking all lanes and both shoulders of the Beltway’s inner loop at the U.S. 29/Colesville Road exit. They were released Oct.

Those activists ranged in age from 27 to 73 and came from cities as far as Vancouver, Wash., and as close as the District, according to online court records.

 

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