“data centers are going to come”

Director of Photography + Editor + Producer // 9m17s // 2026

Hyperscale data centers are changing communities from the Pittsburgh region to West Virginia to Tennessee. In Springdale and Cheswick, residents seek answers while others prepare to leave.

Check out the whole reporting package here.

A newsroom collaboration between 100 Days in Appalachia and Pittsburgh’s Public Source.

Reported with Stephanie Strasburg and Jamie Wigan.