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Save the Poconos from Industrial Pollution

Stop Senate Bill 939 and protect Pennsylvania's environment!   Sign petition started by Teressa Marcinek: "I'd like to share an issue happening in Covington Township (near Scranton) that could affect not just locals, but the entire Pocono region.Senate Bill 939 would allow digital… Read More
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Chestnuthill Township passes new ordinance for potential data center proposals

Communities in the Poconos are planning ahead as proposals for data centers continue to pop up across the state. With data center proposals popping up around the state, townships in Monroe County are planning ahead for the future.Officials with Chestnuthill Township recently passed a new… Read More
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Water At Risk: What Is Your Township's Plan For A.I. Data Centers? Sept. 15 Hearing In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County

By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed AssociationIf you thought warehouses were a plague on the landscape, give your township a call and ask what the plan is for data centers. Because they’re on their way.  Right now, Tobyhanna Township is considering changes to their zoning ordinance… Read More
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Legislative Report - Smithfield Gateway

Pa. State Rep. Rosemary Brown sits with Jim DePETRIS of Legend Properties.  The two discuss a major commercial expansion project for the Smithfield area in Brown's district.