An example of a data center campus: Microsoft’s Agriport cloud data center in Middenmeer, Netherlands. Up until this past year, many folks in our region had never thought about data centers, let alone the prospect of living next to one. Now, municipalities across our state are receiving many proposals for data center projects. A data center is a large warehouse-like building containing rows of networked computer services and equipment used for the remote processing, storage,

Yvonne utilizes a Sonde to approximate water quality based on a variety of factors. One of Protect PT's foremost goals is to approach environmental stewardship with a culture of service. That means always rooting our work in understanding how polluters impact not just our environment, but also the people who live in it. Our Environmental Science team is one of our strongest resources for ensuring that our work stays grounded in the actual, local conditions that we live in – a

(From right to left): Gillian Graber, John Smith Esq., Abigail Briggs Esq., and Michelle Klingensmith at the Commonwealth Court. On November 6, 2024, Protect PT argued at the Commonwealth Court in downtown Pittsburgh in two cases about fracking wells in Penn Township. In each, Protect PT defended the right of Penn Township’s residents to transparency and due process when the Township approves fracking wells that risk harm to the community’s air and water. Protect PT is hopefu

A Pennsylvania truck unloads fracking waste at an injection well in Ohio. Credit: The Columbus Dispatch Fracking has a waste problem....

Author: Dylan Basescu On June 17, 2024, the Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill (WSL) applied for a permit to dump up to 100,000 gallons of...

On May 6, 2025, Protect PT's Executive Director Gillian Graber, Community Advocate Jim Cirilano, and Staff Attorney Dylan Basescu...

Photo of the Metis pad and nearby residences in Penn Township. Credit: FracTracker Alliance On the morning of April 8, 2025, Gillian...

After eight grueling days, the Drakulic trial has finally come to an end today, January 27, 2025. Noticeably less full than day one , the...

Today marks the start of the trial on the Drakulic Well Pad, originally proposed by Apex in 2014 in Westmoreland County, PA. Today...