Monday's drill rig shutdown in Conestoga was a powerful enough story to make waves across local, environmental and state news outlets throughout the week. A small AP brief made the round in online publications across the country. Below is an incomplete compilation of the articles about Monday's nonviolent land protection action.
Local / Lancaster County:
Lancaster Online Article - 8 protesters charged with trespassing at Conestoga Township pipeline site
WGAL Story - Native Americans protest pipeline in Lancaster County, some arrested
FOX43 - Pipeline protest holds up natural gas drilling project in Conestoga Township
CBS 21 - Pipeline Protesters Arrested ABC27 - 8 arrested at pipeline protest in Lancaster County
State articles:
NPR State Impact Story 1/5 - 8 protestors arrested at pipeline testing site in Lancaster County
Philly.com (wgal repost)
PennLive - 8 arrested during pipeline protest in Lancaster County
York Daily Record - 8 charged in protest of planned gas pipeline in Lancaster Co.
National articles:
Park Forest, Illinois - E-News Enforcing the 'Will of the People,' Dozens of Pipeline Protesters Halt Operations in Pennsylvania
Greenwich Time- AP Story
Youngstown Ohio, - AP Story
Houston Chronicle - AP Story
NJ Herald - AP Story
SF Chronicle - AP Story
Columbus, Indiana - AP Story
Greenfield Indiana - AP Story
Binghamton NY - AP Story
Independent, Enviro and International articles:
Sputnki News Eight Arrested in Pennsylvania Anti-Fracking Protest: Protest Organizers
CELDF Statement: Lancaster County, PA, Community Members Halt Pipeline Drilling Activity
Social Media:
The biggest tweets about the Conestoga land protectors:
Native Americans Join Conestoga River Marcellus Shale Gas Pipeline Protest; Eight Arrested: (Common Dreams)… http://t.co/2Eo2otkDzF — Wilmington Buzz (@wilmingtonbuzz) January 6, 2026
8 arrested in #ConestogaPa from @NoLancPipelines #nofracking #shutitdown @DuncanWrites @agent350 and @billmckibben pic.twitter.com/f5nu3bSu9G — Charlieintheusa (@CharlieInTheUSA) January 5, 2026
@abc27news segment on #conestoga #pipeline #protest tells the story well. #fracking http://t.co/L2OpR7W9bv — NoPipelinesLancaster (@NoLancPipelines) January 5, 2026
8 protesters charged with trespassing at Conestoga Township pipeline site http://t.co/fa4Z1yg8kV — LancasterOnline.com (@LancasterOnline) January 5, 2026
Forcing the #drilling operation along the Conestoga #River to stop http://t.co/8aPjAF4l1x #pipeline #oilandgas #AIM pic.twitter.com/LnEOYjBfz7 — WestCoastNativeNews (@WCnativenews) January 5, 2026
HAPPENING NOW: 40 ppl surround #atlanticsunrise pipeline drill rig in #Conestoga, PA. #heros #climate #fracking http://t.co/pW6Rsv2TSS — NoPipelinesLancaster (@NoLancPipelines) January 5, 2026
Eight people arrested protesting a possible natural gas pipeline near a Native American site in Lancaster County: http://t.co/UpBnKa4C0S — witfnews (@witfnews) January 6, 2026
Protestors against gas pipeline planned in Lancaster Co. arrested.@JesseKnutsonCBS reports.http://t.co/QA8CS67gV5 pic.twitter.com/F33G2GRoJh — CBS 21 News (@CBS21NEWS) January 6, 2026