Stop Archbald Data Centers

Today, meet a husband and wife coaching duo on the soccer field in the latest Beyond the Scoreboard. And the Archbald community learned more about a proposed data center campus this week - but many residents remain skeptical.

Corscale, the company behind data center campus, provided information and experts to answer residents' questions.

University of Scranton campus group Christians for the Common Good held a bus tour around some of the land being prepared for data center construction and met with local residents opposed to the development.

The final conditional use hearing for the proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center campus in Archbald was Wednesday. Council will decide in 45 days if the project meets borough zoning regulations.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday imposing his standards for regulating data centers, despite the lack of a law to back them up.

The more than 3-hour-long commissioners meeting was filled with residents who want the county to hire a Harvard University doctor's firm to do the study. In the end, elected officials took no action.

The sixth zoning hearing for the Wildcat Ridge Data Center drew hundreds to the Valley View High School auditorium. Testimony focused on the health impact of diesel-fueled backup generators.

Archbald Borough Council heard testimony from a second traffic expert during the fifth hearing for an 18-building data center campus planned for the borough.

In Lackawanna County, Gov. Josh Shapiro listened to residents concerns about data center developments in their community.

The utility company held an informal open house Tuesday and sought input from residents about the proposed path of transmission lines.