"Tree sitters hung above the access road while groups of protestors stood behind roadblocks of gathered branches, obstructing access and halting a drill rig. Police arrested three activists and dispersed the blockade around 9 p.m. By then, the drill rig had retreated, likely creating “a costly disruption for a handful of wells in the area,” writes Marcellus Earth First! The fracking protest victory was momentous for U.S. opponents of hydro-fracking."