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DeSmog | Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
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This page will be updated as media coverage of data center development in our borough is published. Check back for links to news articles, op-eds, and official statements.
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| Publication | Headline | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Times-Tribune | Chris Kelly Opinion: Data centers are a seller’s nightmare | May 24, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Second power plant hearing in Archbald yields many questions, fewer answers | May 22, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Valley View joins Archbald in data center legal battle, challenges borough zoning | May 19, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Project Green Mountain data center hearing in Archbald focuses on generators, traffic | May 11, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Chris Kelly Opinion: Archbald is the canary in the data center ‘coal mine’ | May 3, 2026 | Link |
| WVIA | Kat Bolus: Fast Track no more: Pa. kicks Archbald data center campus off permit program | May 1, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Chris Kelly Opinion: Marzolino’s experts ‘at a loss’ for answers | Apr 29, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Jim Lockwood: Data center developer sues Archbald to overturn council rejection vote | Apr 29, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Eynon Jermyn Road power plant proposal scrutinized in Archbald | Apr 27, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Chris Kelly Opinion: A data center/drive-in double feature | Apr 22, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Geraldine Gibbons: PPL acknowledges infrastructure expansion based on proposed data centers | Apr 21, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Three Archbald council members resign Wednesday, three new members appointed | Apr 16, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Largest crowd yet shows up to oppose Archbald data centers | Apr 14, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Chris Kelly Opinion: Data Centers on ‘Sunday Morning’ and Monday night | Apr 14, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Chris Kelly Opinion: Wildcat Ridge ‘charm offensive’ bombs badly | Apr 12, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Wildcat Ridge Data Center launches campaign touting finances, questioning foes | Apr 9, 2026 | Link |
| WVIA News | Panel discusses how energy demand from data centers will impact PA | Apr 3, 2026 | Link |
| DeSmog | PA Town Votes Buzzer-Beater 'No' on Data Center Mega-Project | Mar 31, 2026 | Link |
| WVIA News | Archbald denies 18-building data center campus during special meeting | Mar 27, 2026 | Link |
| FOX56 WOLF | Archbald denies conditional use application for data center | Mar 27, 2026 | Link |
| WVIA News | Residents and elected officials want PA Permit Fast Track Program to slow down | Mar 24, 2026 | Link |
| Spotlight PA / Grist | Archbald, PA, fights data centers in AI development rush | Mar 19, 2026 | Link |
| WVIA News | Data center concerns prompt regime change in Archbald | Mar 19, 2026 | Link |
| DeSmog | Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town | Mar 11, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Chris Kelly: A 'cure' for data center despair | Mar 10, 2026 | Link |
| WNEP-TV | Tensions rise over environmental, economic concerns at data center hearing | Mar 10, 2026 | Link |
| WVIA News | Archbald Council hears from data center developer eyeing 500-acre site | Jan 29, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Hearing reveals Project Green Mountain’s link to other site | Jan 20, 2026 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Developer applies for 22 more data center buildings in NEPA | Nov 4, 2025 | Link |
| Realtor.com | Pennsylvania’s Data Center Boom Is Pushing Families Out | Aug 28, 2025 | Link |
| Times-Tribune | Frank Lesnefsky: Valley View Estates residents face eviction for project | Jul 20, 2025 | Link |