A 54-year-old climate activist, Mylene Vialard, is facing up to five years in prison for protesting against the construction of an oil Pipeline in northern Minnesota. Vialard was charged with felony obstruction and gross misdemeanor trespass after attaching herself to a bamboo tower erected to block a pumping station. Minnesota law enforcement made over 1,000 arrests between December 2020 and September 2021, during non-violent protests against the pipeline. The majority of charges were eventually dismissed, suggesting the arrests were aimed at silencing and distracting protesters. The pipeline, Line 3, has a history of environmental disasters and is opposed by Indigenous communities and environmental groups.

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