Protest held against planned data center in Cheswick, Pennsylvania

Protest held against planned data center in Cheswick, Pennsylvania

News ClipRutland Herald·Cheswick, Allegheny County, PA·8/4/2026

Two individuals are protesting a planned data center near the Rachel Carson Riverfront Park in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. The protest, led by an organizer for the Climate Reality Project and a local organizer, took place on June 13, 2026.

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Charolette Baierl, the Ohio River Valley regional organizer for the Climate Reality Project, and Sally Simpson, an organizer from Ford City, engaged in a protest against a proposed data center development. The demonstration took place on June 13, 2026, in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, specifically near the Rachel Carson Riverfront Park. The article describes the protest as highlighting a 'civic battleground' in the Pittsburgh suburb.