"The administration’s pursuit of its perceived enemies has compelled environmental groups to take new precautions."
"Bring burner phones on overseas trips. Use encrypted apps for communication. Don’t cross international borders with laptops. Beef up office security. Hire more lawyers.
These are just some of the precautions that environmental groups have taken following threats by the Trump administration to investigate them — all under the auspices that organizations such as the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity are part of an anti-fascist network that’s fomenting political violence.
Every environmental group contacted by POLITICO’s E&E News denounced the use of political violence in all its forms. But at least three organizations said they felt compelled to take additional safeguards in response to moves by the Trump administration against its ideological rivals and perceived political opponents.
None of the green groups would speak on the record about these steps, for fear of either provoking the White House or revealing too much about their plans. Yet they defended them as necessary — even as they put faith in the rule of law."
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