3 gas drilling protesters arrested in Pa.

CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — Three protesters demonstrating against hydraulic fracturing at a state forest have been arrested for disorderly conduct.

Authorities say 24-year-old Hanna Morgan, of Hartland, Vt., 27-year-old Michael Luurtsema, of Elwood, Ind., and 24-year-old Grace Pettygrove, of Eugene, Ore. were arrested Sunday night in Moshannon State Forest in central Pennsylvania and charged with disorderly conduct.

Josh Hamilton, a spokesman for the Bureau of Forestry, says a few protestors were still in the area this afternoon, but that the road to the rig is now open.

EQT Corp. spokeswoman Natalie Cox says the Pittsburgh-based company shut down the rig at midday Sunday, primarily for safety reasons.

Gloria Forouzan of Marcellus Protest says 150 demonstrators had blocked an access road for trucks headed to the EQT rig.