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Former EPA Officials Warn Data Center Rush Is Eroding Air Protections
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (526+ words) Former Environmental Protection Agency officials are warning that the Trump administration is dismantling pollution safeguards to accelerate construction of AI data centers, putting public health at risk. The Verge reported this week that a group of EPA alumni released a…...
Letter to the editor: Compare data center effects with Alcoa operation
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (246+ words) If the restrictions demanded by those opposed to the data center in Upper Burrell had been in effect when the original Alcoa Technical Center was proposed, I doubt if the Alcoa Technical Center would have been built in the first…...
Letter to the editor: Data centers stingy with info
2+ day, 52+ min ago (285+ words) Like so many retired bearded wonders, I find myself huffing and puffing over what data centers are and what they do. Pining for answers, I am doddering at a plexus of flaking conundrums. One might expect a data center to…...
A massive data center breaks ground near former coal plant campus in Beaver County
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Nearly half of Pennsylvania’s ‘fast track’ data center municipalities signed NDAs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1063+ words) In nearly half of municipalities hosting the state’s most prominent data center projects, local public officials or staff signed non-disclosure agreements with companies, a dynamic that is fueling concerns that the public’s access to information is being compromised. Public records…...
Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centers boom amid water and power fears
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Tech leaders to pitch Pittsburgh as the 'center of the universe' for autonomy during fed transportation visits
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Data center concerns grow in Upper Burrell as moratorium end looms
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1431+ words) As Upper Burrell’s self-imposed November deadline for its data center ordinance draws nearer, residents continue to push for a stringent ordinance to be passed before the deadline. The township has a moratorium on new data center development in place until…...
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Criticizes Data Center Developers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (72+ words) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that too many data center developers don't care about its communities, as opposition to AI-related projects grows nationwide, CNBC reported Tuesday. Shapiro... Oops, something went wrong Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Criticizes Data Center Developers Pennsylvania…...
Data center projects in Pennsylvania face stronger local scrutiny after Shapiro’s executive order
1+ week, 5+ day ago (602+ words) Governors across the country are relying on their executive powers to address the increasing public backlash against data center proposals. In July 2026, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul placed an effective moratorium on data center permitting until the state’s Department of…...