Shoutouts and studies: Archbald data center campus hearing continues, residents respond with rage
News ClipWVIA Public Media·Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA·3/11/2026
Residents in Archbald, Pennsylvania are fiercely opposing a proposed data center campus project by Cornell Realty Management. At a public hearing, residents voiced concerns over the campus's massive water usage, backup diesel generators, and environmental impacts. The data center developer's experts faced intense questioning and skepticism from the packed auditorium of concerned citizens.
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Gov: Archbald Council, Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania DEP
Archbald Borough held the second of three conditional use hearings for a data center campus proposed in the municipality.