Video by Cris McConkey. Dan Burgevin and Susan Walker contributed. Pennsylvania fracktavists, including several whose water has been contaminated, rally out side during Obama's speech at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa August 23, 2013. John Trallo states what draws him and keeps him in NEPA. Julia Walsh talks about the EPA whistleblower who released a Powerpoint that is the smoking gun of a coverup regarding EPA's ending of studies in Dimock and Pavilion. Alex puts today's struggle in context with Pennsylvania's history of resource extraction. Former gas field worker Ray Kimble was inside to deliver an invitation to President Obama and Vice President Biden to a tour to see what it is like for those affected by drilling.
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