Environmental activists say they were on terrorist list

SILVER SPRING - A handful of professional environmental advocates were placed on a Maryland State Police list of suspected terrorists, activists charged this morning.

Three staffers for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network have learned they were on a list compiled by the state police, which also included nonviolent peace activists and anti-death penalty advocates, said Mike Tidwell, the group's founder and executive director.

Mr. Tidwell was shocked when he opened a letter informing him he was on the list.

"I was astonished," he said. "I immediately wondered how I was being spied on. Has my phone been...