Two protesters who blocked a coal barge in Massachusetts have won a significant legal victory, as the prosecutor avoids the "climate necessity" defense.

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UPDATE: Charges Dropped In Highly Anticipated Climate "Necessity" Case With a small lobster boat and a massive anchor, two Massachusetts men blocked a coal shipment to one of New England's largest coal-burners for one day. Their precedent-setting defense in the trial that starts this week could have far-reaching ramifications. Read more...http://www.mintpressnews.com/climate-necessity-defense-gets-first-test-us/196259/