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Residents fear negative impacts on water resources as data centers are proposed across Northeast Pa.

Sarah Scinto
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WVIA News

DATA CENTERS: Residents fear negative impacts on water resources as data centers are proposed across Northeast Pa.

On Wednesday, WVIA News launched a series on data centers. The first part focuses on the industry’s water consumption and residents' concerns.

Lackawanna County residents back commissioner's push for ICE restrictions

Residents expressed fears of forced detention, violence, racial profiling and missing relatives as they pressed the Lackawanna County commissioners on Wednesday to restrict federal immigration agents’ local behavior.

For the second commissioner's meeting in a row, immigration and federal enforcement of immigration laws took a prominent role.

Sarah Scinto is one of the original members of the WVIA News team, joining in January 2022 as a reporter and All Things Considered host. She now hosts Morning Edition on WVIA Radio and WVIA's weekday news podcast Up to Date, along with reporting on the community.