Lancaster Against Pipelines

WGAL's Mike Straub was at the courthouse in Reading yesterday when Eastern District Judge Jeffrey Schmehl decided not to decide on Williams' request for expedited seizure of the property of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ.

On July 6, LNP published an Op-Ed by Lancaster Against Pipelines co-founder, Mark Clatterbuck, that draws public attention to efforts by a Republican State Senator, Scott Martin, to restrict free speech and other rights of Lancastrians. The open salvo reads:

"It appears that Lancaster County’s state Sen. Scott Martin (13th District) is apparently so owned by the natural gas industry that he’s rewriting state laws to silence community opposition to the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline."

Lancaster Stand, a video by Jake Ratner

Steve Marroni, in a concise summary of Sunday's Chapel Dedication, writes at PennLive.com:

"Lancaster Against Pipelines built the outdoor chapel right in the middle of the path of a proposed pipeline - and at the center of a court battle, too.

Part of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline is planned to go through the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an international order of Catholic women.

In a press release issued today, the sisters and Lancaster Against Pipelines indicated they will hold a dedication ceremony for the prayer chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday at 3939 Laurel Run, Columbia."

Investigative news organization, The Intercept, has obtained leaked documents that show TigerSwan, a private military-style counterterrorism organization that worked at Standing Rock, is now in Pennsylvania. The four part series examines how the industry employs private "security" groups to work with local and state police, local media and state representatives to portray residents as dangerous activists in order to monitor, intimidate and harass them.

From the Fox43 website (click here for video):

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is seeking public comment on the proposed Atlantic Sunrise pipeline that is slated to be built in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

On Monday, DEP got input from supporters who want to see positive economic impacts from the project, and opponents who say those benefits are not enough and do not want their properties touched in any way.

The Department of Environmental Protection held a hearing in Lancaster last night to field comments about the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. The meeting specifically addressed two permits that are required from the DEP for construction. Attendees who registered to speak were given three minutes of time, which several LAP (Lancaster Against Pipelines) members used to address the personal, cultural and environmental damages the permits would allow. Below are the statements, in full, from three LAP members, Mark Clatterbuck, Malinda Clatterbuck and Tim Spiese.

From Lancaster Online, by Michelle Johnson: "Senator hosts event as proactive approach to Conestoga Township pipeline protest":

"Senator Scott Martin will host a presentation May 4 for local officials and law enforcement personnel to discuss preparations for potential protests regarding the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in Conestoga Township."

From The Mennonite World Review by Austin Sachs:

"My hope is that we will not stay silent any more when environmental and social injustices are happening around us. I ask you as Mennonites and those who believe in undoing racism and stewardship to stand up for native and environmental rights."