This story began in 2017 when the local people from a region known as the “Granary of Bulgaria” found out that a company had an investment plan to do gas exploration in the region. The method of exploration and development of the gas fields was euphemistically called “horizontal drilling” in the documentation submitted to the relevant government institutions. A closer reading by specialists reveals that the full description of the method coincides with “fracking”. Independent expert assessments were that such exploration, and consequently gas extraction, would lead to radioactive and chemical pollution apart from soil, water and air pollution, as well as polluting Varna Lake and the Northern Black Sea coast. In late 2017, a referendum was held in the region and over 97% of those who voted were against such investment. Initial opinions from the relevant institutions were negative and did not allow the company to start its exploration. Since 2018, lawsuits have been filed against the institutions that issued the relevant prohibitive decisions, and the company has also initiated lawsuits against the officials themselves to intimidate and instil fear in anyone who tries to confront them. Using various administrative ploys in the process of litigation, and an army of highly paid lawyers, the investor firm has been trying to achieve the objectives without regard to the life and health of people. Three brave women led the successful fight against the investor - Dr Donna Pickard from Sofia, PhD in Sociology and owner of land in a village in the region, Ivanka Kazakova, an individual member of the Initiative Committee “For a Clean Bulgaria”, and Ayden Yaiya, resident of a local village and organic honey producer.