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KARK News Director Austin Kellerman said, “I guess what concerns me is, ‘Who’s in charge, and does Exxon have the ability to tell people where they can go?’ Whether it’s a homeowner, whether it’s the media, my understanding is that Exxon can’t tell anyone where to go.”
InsideClimateNews reporter Lisa Song was threatened with arrest when she went to the command center seeking to reach representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation. When she attempted to enter the compound on Tuesday, a security guard denied her entry. She tried again on Wednesday and a different guard was on duty. He allowed her inside the building. Song went to a table labeled “public affairs” and was given the contact information for the EPA spokesman at the site, Austin Vela. However, before she could get the name of the Department of Transportation representative, she was approached by Exxon spokesperson Kim Jordon, who told her to leave. A second person arrived and told her, “”You’ve been asked by security to leave. If you don’t, you’ll be arrested for criminal trespass.”
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