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Data Center on Toxic Site Stalled | Philadelphia News
East Whiteland Township has halted all soil-disturbing work on a Superfund site slated for a massive new data center, demanding clearer health and safety plans before any further construction proceeds. Despite claims by developer Green Fig LLC and Sentinel Data Centers that the land is cleaned — and despite a court ruling dismissing resident challenges — locals remain deeply concerned about building atop the former Cyprus Foote Mineral Co. site, contaminated since the 1940s with chemicals like lithium and arsenic. Cleanup efforts have included capping quarries and monitoring groundwater, but…
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