Updated
Updated · NPR · Jul 5
Archbald Residents Rally Against 6 Proposed Data Centers in Pennsylvania
Updated
Updated · NPR · Jul 5

Archbald Residents Rally Against 6 Proposed Data Centers in Pennsylvania

3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jul 5

Summary

  • Six proposed data centers in Archbald, Pennsylvania, have galvanized residents and newcomers into a local protest campaign against the projects.
  • The plans in the small community are drawing together people who were previously strangers, united by opposition to the scale and impact of the developments.
  • The Archbald fight is also feeding broader resistance to data-center proposals elsewhere in Pennsylvania, extending the dispute beyond one town.

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