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For the past seven days, we have been on the front-lines of resistance to the natural gas industry’s assault on Pennsylvania communities. While Aqua America PVR had ordered the removal of 32 families of the Riverdale Mobile Home Community to make way for a water withdrawal site, six families have remained in their homes in defiance of Aqua’s plans to begin construction of the facility on June 1. Alongside dedicated volunteers who have set up barricades and put their bodies on the line to physically blockade construction, the Riverdale community has now protected the extraction from the Susquehanna…

None of this would have been possible without support from outside the park, BUT RIGHT NOW WE NEED PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. Aqua America has increased pressure, and petty attempts at intimidation have begun, as word spreads about the resilience of this community. We are holding strong, but WE NEED YOUR HELP, ASAP!

If you have one day, or twenty, please come to Riverdale to contribute to this community. Get in touch with us if you’re trying to find rides. We will try to connect you. It’s beautiful here, you should come share it and be a part of preserving this community.