Environmentalists slam feds for spying on them

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The federal government infiltrated anti-fracking activists before a lease sale in May, and the environmentalists are accusing the government of working on behalf of fossil fuel companies.

The Intercept reported Tuesday that emails show federal agents and local law enforcement officers went undercover to investigate how environmentalists planned to disrupt an oil and natural gas lease sale in Lakewood, Colo. According to the report, multiple undercover officers infiltrated the groups to keep tabs on the protest.

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