Protesters march towards the tip of March Point during the Break Free PNW Indigenous Day of Action near the oil refineries in Anacortes, Wash., on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The protests are part of a series of global actions calling on people to "break free" from dependence on fossil fuels. (Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com via AP)

The Latest: 52 climate activists arrested in Washington

SEATTLE – The Latest on oil protests (all times local):

9:30 a.m.

Authorities cleared the tracks of protesters and arrested 52 climate activists Sunday morning in Washington state.

A spokesman for the rail line near two refineries in northwest Washington says about 150 people spent the night in tents and sleeping bags on the tracks near Anacortes, about 70 miles north of Seattle.

BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas says they were asked to leave at about 5 a.m. and most gathered their belongings and peacefully left the area.

The rail line has been closed since Friday because of the protests. Melonas says trains will begin running Sunday afternoon.

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