Data-center buildout in Pennsylvania, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Pennsylvania, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 155 stories

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Aug 27 As data center concern sweeps Pennsylvania, Delaware County townships move to tighten zoning
Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Cool Down
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Aug 27 Salem Twp. supervisor prepared to abstain from data center overlay vote
The Citizens' Voice ($)
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Aug 27 AI data center legislation would aim to reduce speculative proposals in Pa
Yahoo
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Aug 27 The controversial East Whiteland data center project has been issued its second stop work order
Inquirer.com ($)
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Aug 27 Lehigh County may take watchdog role in proposed data center near Coca-Cola Park
The Morning Call ($)
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Aug 27 Easton City Council formally opposes data centers
WFMZ.com
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Aug 27 Salem Twp. supervisors restrict public comment to residents, taxpayers
The Citizens' Voice ($)
Salem Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 26 County aims for ban on NDAs, and a Nov. 18 vote on SALDO 'large utility load' amendment
Indiana Gazette Online
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Aug 26 Residents appeal Throop’s data center zoning, argue it benefits private interests
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 26 What Environmental and Energy Factors Should Pennsylvania Data Center Developers Consider Before Choosing a Site?
The National Law Review
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Aug 26 Chris Kelly Opinion: War and brownies
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 25 Hunting ranch owner advertises land as ideal site for data center; Somerset County seeking to regulate data center proposals
The Tribune-Democrat
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Aug 25 With hundreds on hand, Pa. township balks at $50M offer from data center developer
Lehighvalleylive.com ($)
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Aug 25 PA Chamber proposes 'No Technology Pledge' for those supporting data center moratoriums
local21news.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 25 Opinion | If Big Tech Needs a New Power Plant, It Should Pay for the Whole Damn Thing
Common Dreams
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Aug 25 West Rockhill Supervisors advance third version of data center ordinance
thereporteronline ($)
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Aug 25 Bad actors can still skirt Shapiro's new data center rules, but he's betting they won't
Spotlight PA
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Aug 25 North Coventry supervisors oppose data center plan
pottsmerc.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 25 Walmart expansion, proposed data center, other projects coming to central Pa.
PennLive.com ($)
Cumberland County, PA
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Aug 25 Video highlights neighborhood’s character amid data center fight
standard-journal.com
Gregg Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 25 From 'All In' to Tap the Brakes: Josh Shapiro Redefines Pennsylvania's Tech Boom
townhall.com
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Aug 24 Upper and Lower Mount Bethel to continue data center talks
WFMZ.com
More coverage: WFMZ.com
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Aug 24 Data center ordinance draws Northampton County taxpayers to local meetings
The Center Square
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Aug 24 Governor Shapiro signs executive order setting data center requirements
The River Reporter
More coverage: Duane Morris Government Strategies · LebTown
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Aug 24 Data centers are ‘redefining’ midterm races across Pennsylvania
Lehighvalleylive.com
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Aug 24 Fetterman Rejects ‘Overreaction’ to AI and Data Centers, Says China Benefits
NTD Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 24 Monday Update: Jessup, data center developer headed to court
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 23 DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Harwood To Harleigh Substation Transmission Line Project In Luzerne County
PA Environment Digest Blog
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Aug 23 TheDerrick.com: Gov. Shapiro Invites Public To Provide Information To State On A.I. Data Center Development In Their Communities Thru New Webpage
PA Environment Digest Blog
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Aug 23 East Whiteland Voters to Decide on Expanding Board of Supervisors Amid Data Center Fight
VISTA.Today
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Aug 23 What Shapiro’s Executive Order Means for Amazon’s Falls Township Project
BUCKSCO.Today
Bucks County, PA
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Aug 23 Pennsylvania Executive Order Changes the Regulatory Landscape for Data Center Development
The National Law Reviewalso carried by 10 other outlets
More coverage: The Morning Call · standard-journal.com · Pittsburgh's Public Source · newtownpanow.com · +1 more
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Aug 23 Fetterman rejects data center and AI ‘doomsdaying’ after Shapiro executive order
Washington Examiner ($)
More coverage: Newsmax
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Aug 23 Developers tout impacts of 3 data center campuses; Zoning meeting set for Wednesday on 4-3 Glenbrook Group project
Times Leader
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Salem Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 22 Developers appeal Mifflin County data center rejection
ABC27also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: The Morning Call
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Aug 22 Lawsuit: Salem Twp. planners illegally advanced data center plan with lockout
Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice ($)
More coverage: The Citizens' Voice · The Citizens' Voice
Salem Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 22 Shuttered Pennsylvania racetrack site enters review for 3-building data center campus
Yahoo Finance
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Aug 22 Data center developers are pushing Pa. government officials to sign secrecy agreements. At least some are saying yes.
Mon Valley Independentalso carried by 5 other outlets
Montour County, PA
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Aug 22 Pennsylvania board blocks construction of 5 data centers after public outcry over noise, property values, and power bills
The Cool Down
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Allegheny County, PA
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Aug 22 Centre Twp. deals with data center rumors, rules
PennLive.com ($)
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Aug 22 Shapiro Signs Sweeping Data Center Order, Takes Direct Aim at Montgomery County Fights
MONTCO.Today
Montgomery County, PA
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Aug 21 Small-scale data center eyed for Coventry Mall in North Coventry
Daily Local ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 21 Data-center tracker website shows status of builds in Pennsylvania
StateScoop
More coverage: PennLive.com · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
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Aug 21 Norristown council adopts data center ordinance
pottsmerc.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Bucks County Herald newspaper · Yahoo · Erie News Now
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Aug 21 Pa. township residents sue after being locked out of public meeting on data centers
PennLive.com ($)
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Aug 19 Pennsylvania governor signs order imposing new rules to set up AI data centers in state
WKZOalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: The Cool Down · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
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Aug 18 Lehigh Valley community reschedules data center agreement discussion after overflow crowd forces cancelation
The Morning Call ($)
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Aug 18 Data center developers press Lehigh Valley community to rezone farmland, quarry
The Morning Call ($)
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Aug 18 Gov. Josh Shapiro expected to sign executive order restricting data center development in Pennsylvania
Hanford Sentinelalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 18 Shapiro signs executive order to rein in Pa. data center growth
fox43.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 18 A new meeting will look at environmental impact of proposed data center near Parkland High School. Here’s where, when.
mcall.com ($)
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Aug 18 Vote clearing way for major data center shelved as hundreds pack hearing in Slate Belt
lehighvalleylive.com ($)
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Aug 18 County to solicit additional proposals for data center health-impact study
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
More coverage: Spotlight PA · Pottsville Republican Herald
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Aug 17 Redding and Thompson weigh in on data center in agriculture
The Center Squarealso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 17 Union Township board passes data center ordinance, tables short-term rental rules
LebTown
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Aug 15 Mifflin County community to consider another data center zoning amendment this week
ABC27also carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 15 How Gov. Shapiro’s early embrace of data centers is testing his high popularity in Pennsylvania
The Morning Call ($)
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Bucks County, PA
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Aug 15 Kline Twp. has back-to-back meetings this week
The Standard-Speaker ($)
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Aug 15 Tech company discusses plans for 'AI factory' in Schuylkill County amid residents' concerns
WVIA Public Media
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Aug 15 Data center proposal near Executive Education Academy Charter school reviewed by zoning board
WFMZ.com
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Aug 15 Pennsylvania politicians debate data center noise issues while lawmakers on summer break
Just The Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Black Chronicle
us/pa/lehigh/twp/south-whitehall
Aug 14 Fifth hearing on Essential Energy power plant in Archbald resumes Tuesday
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 14 New details emerge about second data center proposal in Allentown
WFMZ.com
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Aug 14 Coal Center makes data center vote unanimous
Mon Valley Independent
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Aug 14 Developer acknowledges 'Data Center Neighbor Compensation Proposal'
standard-journal.com
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Aug 14 State Legislator calls for reconvening of State Senate in connection to data center development
fox43.com
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Aug 13 Data center developer files new appeals against Dickson City
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 13 Upper Merion leadership votes no to proposed data center
NBC10 Philadelphia
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us/pa/montgomery/twp/upper-merion
Aug 13 Sen. Malone, Local Leaders Call For Senate to Return to Session to Vote on AI Data Center Moratorium
PoliticsPA
More coverage: LancasterOnline
Lancaster County, PA
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Aug 13 Buffalo Township pauses data center proposals while it establishes an ordinance to deal with them
TribLIVE.com
More coverage: Butler Eagle
Buffalo Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 13 Switch files plans for 605,000-square-foot data center complex at former raceway site
The Business Journals ($)
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Aug 13 Data centers in Smithfield Township limited to new heavy industrial zone
Pocono Record ($)
Smithfield Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 13 King of Prussia data center fight paused by developer’s lawsuit
Inquirer.com ($)
More coverage: Inquirer.com
us/pa/montgomery/twp/upper-merion
Aug 13 24k-strong farmers’ group seeks data center moratorium amid eminent domain worries
Butler Eagle
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Aug 13 From fundraising to petitions, here’s how Lehigh Valley communities are pushing back against data center proposals
The Morning Call ($)
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Aug 12 Upper Mount Bethel sets meeting to consider data center agreement with developers
The Morning Call ($)
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Aug 12 Eachus faces disorderly conduct charges from Amazon data center hearing
Hazleton Standard Speaker ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 12 Air Products abandons plan for data center at former Upper Macungie headquarters
Lehigh Valley Public Media
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Aug 12 Ruling stays CAN DO’s request to supply water to Project Hazelnut
standardspeaker.com ($)
us/pa/luzerne/twp/hazle
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Aug 12 Harrisburg likely to take up data centers again soon
The Business Journals ($)
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Aug 12 Lawsuit filed as opposition grows to King of Prussia data center plan
NBC10 Philadelphiaalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: PHL17.com · CBS News · timesherald.com
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Aug 12 Norristown man doubles as ‘boombox guy’ at data center meetings
timesherald.com ($)
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Aug 12 Smithfield supervisors to vote on additional data center regulations
Pocono Record ($)
More coverage: WNEP · WNEP
Smithfield Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 11 Data center company kicks in $300,000 to save a Mercer County ag project
Allied News
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Aug 11 A developer is officially ending plans for a major Lehigh Valley data center project
The Morning Call ($)
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Aug 11 Part 2. Archbald Faces Big Expansion with 6 Data Centers
usaherald.com
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Aug 11 A data center developer just offered this Pa. community $50M to build campus
PennLive.com ($)
More coverage: lehighvalleylive
Northampton County, PA
us/pa/northampton/twp/upper-mount-bethel
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Aug 11 Upper Mount Bethel data center developers would drop legal action, donate up to $50 million under tabled deal
The Morning Call ($)
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Aug 11 Murrysville will hold public hearing on regulations for data, solar
TribLIVE.com
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Aug 11 Alpha Compute Wants Its Own Gas-Powered AI Data Center
Finimize
More coverage: ChemAnalyst · BIC Magazine
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Aug 10 Data center developers want to build in three Pa. communities; each has its own experience
Pennsylvania Capital-Staralso carried by 3 other outlets
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
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Aug 10 KBW keeps KEEL target at $4.50 as permits gate AI data center projects
blockspace.media
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Aug 10 Ro Khanna Cites Plymouth Township in New Data Center Bill of Rights
MONTCO.Today
More coverage: sekbernews.id · Readers.id · news.ssbcrack.com
Montgomery County, PA
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Aug 10 Erie County Council to consider data center regulations
Erie Times-Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Morning Call · North Penn Now · PennLive.com
Montgomery Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 9 Our Opinion: Don’t delay studies of health, environmental impact of data centers
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 9 A new federal 'Data Center Bill of Rights' took lessons from Philly suburbs and Western Pa. fracking country
Inquirer.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Cool Down
Bucks County, PA
Montgomery County, PA
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Aug 9 LEGISLATOR CRAFTING DATA CENTER BILL
WCCS AM1160 & 101.1FM
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Aug 8 Judge allows neighbors to oppose data center’s appeal of Archbald denial
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 7 Plymouth Township, Conshohocken-area residents shout, boo, as hearing for data center begins
WHYY
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Aug 7 How Pennsylvania Governor’s Office Helped Push for Huge Data Centers in the Philadelphia Suburbs
DeSmog
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Aug 7 Norristown denied party status in Plymouth data center zoning case
timesherald.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 7 Data center neighbors turn to county court after township board punts on zoning fight
PennLive.com ($)
More coverage: PennLive.com
Cumberland County, PA
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Aug 7 Moosic to weigh comprehensive data center zoning ordinance on Monday
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 7 Schuylkill County officials: Tax reassessment, data centers are statewide issues
republicanherald.com ($)
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Aug 7 Rowdy residents at Plymouth Township zoning meeting draw rebukes as they push back on big data center plan
Inquirer.com ($)
Montgomery County, PA
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Aug 7 Wyoming County Commissioners schedule public hearing on SALDO revisions to regulate data centers
Wyoming County Examiner ($)
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Aug 7 Washington County data center draws hundreds of concerned people to township meeting
90.5 WESA
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Aug 7 Newtown Township moves revised data center ordinance to jointure
Bucks County Herald newspaper
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Aug 6 Developer of proposed Pa. data center campus offers to buy opponents’ property
PennLive.com ($)
More coverage: LehighValleyLive.com
us/pa/union
us/pa/northampton/twp/upper-mount-bethel
Aug 6 DuBois council considers zoning steps as data center talk grows statewide
wjactv.com
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Aug 6 Major Data Center Hearing In Plymouth Twp. Thursday Night: What To Know
Patch
Plymouth Township, PA (named in coverage)
Norristown, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 6 Ro Khanna introduces data center bill of rights resolution
Yahoo
More coverage: Engadget · Quiver Quantitative · Data Center Dynamics · MeriTalk · +1 more
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Aug 6 Montour County commissioners deny rezoning request
KPVI
Montour County, PA
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Aug 6 Allentown strengthens data center ordinance after public backlash: ‘You do have power, people are listening’
The Morning Call ($)
More coverage: The Morning Call
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Aug 5 Land and sewage agreements for massive AI data center face township vote
WGAL
Middlesex Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 5 Data center developer wants majority of Archbald council to recuse themselves from deciding its fate; air quality in focus again
WVIA Public Media
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Aug 5 Data center up for approval in Middlesex Twp. faces community backlash
abc27.com
Cumberland County, PA
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Aug 5 Wildcat Ridge Data Center attorneys seek recusal of all but one council member
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
us/pa/borough/archbald
Aug 5 Data center rules could affect warehouse property in central Pa. township
PennLive.com ($)
us/pa/lancaster/twp/west-hempfield
Aug 5 Cumberland County residents to rally against massive data center campus in their backyards
fox43.com
More coverage: 6abc Philadelphia · AOL.com
Cumberland County, PA
Montgomery County, PA
King of Prussia, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 5 Pennsylvania farmers seek data center freeze as power line plan cuts through protected land
The Cool Down
us/pa/union
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Aug 5 Hatfield Township may invoke zoning protections for data centers, energy systems
North Penn Nowalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: North Penn Now
us/pa/montgomery/twp/hatfield
Aug 4 How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground
Newsday
Allegheny County, PA
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Aug 4 Data center developer pauses applications for Dauphin County project
PennLive.com ($)
us/pa/dauphin/twp/south-hanover
Aug 4 Lower Mount Bethel Township loses another supervisor as vote approaches on data center ordinance
The Morning Call ($)
us/pa/northampton/twp/lower-mount-bethel
Aug 4 Birmingham sets data center hearing
Chadds Ford Live
us/pa/chester/twp/birmingham
Aug 4 Gregg Township gives conditional approval for data center substation plan
standard-journal.com
More coverage: KPVI
Gregg Township, PA (named in coverage)
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us/pa/union
Aug 4 Data center developments at standstill
The Sentinel (Lewistown)
Granville Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 3 Public comment looms for Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus in Archbald
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
us/pa/borough/archbald
Aug 3 Scranton still working on creating regulations for data centers, kratom
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
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Aug 3 County receives $165,000 proposal for data center health-impact study
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
More coverage: Scranton Times-Tribune
us/pa/lackawanna
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Aug 3 Wary of data center boom, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County proceed with caution
Mon Valley Independent
Allegheny County, PA
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Aug 3 Staying ahead of the game, Concord considers ordinance on data centers
Delco Times ($)
Concord Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 3 Falls and Morrisville to address zoning issues around data centers
thereporteronline ($)also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Trentonian · The Keystone Newsroom · BUCKSCO.Today · DELCO.Today
Bucks County, PA
Falls Township, PA (named in coverage)
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Aug 3 Officials discussed Cumberland County data center long before public knew about it
PennLive.com ($)
More coverage: CBS News
Cumberland County, PA
Hanover Township, Washington County, PA (named in coverage)
us/pa/cumberland
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Aug 3 East Rockhill Supervisors advance revised data center ordinance
North Penn Nowalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: abc27.com · AOL.com
Bucks County, PA
us/pa/bucks/twp/east-rockhill
us/pa/bucks
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Aug 2 Nebius Pennsylvania -
Northwise Project
us/pa/schuylkill
Aug 1 The Center Square: Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Endorses Statewide Moratorium On A.I. Data Center Development Amid Eminent Domain, Farmland Preservation Worries
PA Environment Digest Blog
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us/pa/union
Jul 31 South Whitehall schedules special September session at Parkland High School for hyperscale data center proposal
Lehigh Valley Public Media
us/pa/lehigh/twp/south-whitehall
Jul 31 24,000-strong farmers' group seeks data center moratorium amid eminent domain worries
The Center Squarealso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
us/pa/union
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Jul 31 $30 Billion Question: Who Pays for Montco’s Data Center Boom?
MONTCO.Todayalso carried by 1 other outlet
Montgomery County, PA
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Jul 31 Falls Township moves to update zoning to curb data centers
PhillyBurbs ($)
Bucks County, PA
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Jul 30 Allen Township considering creation of data center overlay district
WFMZ.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Jul 30 Rural Pennsylvania Data Center Hearing Draws Diverse Perspectives
Lancaster Farming
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Jul 30 East Whiteland officials allow work to resume on data center planned for Superfund site
Inquirer.com ($)
us/pa/twp/east-whiteland
Jul 30 Allentown nonprofit that works with terminally ill children files zoning challenge against data center plans
The Morning Call ($)
us/pa/lehigh/city/allentown
Jul 30 Pennsylvania town lists 43 specific demands to approve new AI data center project — developer calls local demands 'too difficult' as council slams response as 'approval by tantrum'
Tom's Hardwarealso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Cool Down · The Cool Down
Montgomery County, PA
Plymouth Township, PA (named in coverage)
us/pa/twp/plymouth-township
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Jul 29 ‘A fighting chance’: Olyphant data center opponents to hold info night
Scranton Times-Tribune ($)
us/pa/lackawanna/borough/olyphant
Jul 29 Plymouth Township zoning officials continue data center hearing without hearing testimony
Mainline Media News ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/pa/twp/plymouth-township
Jul 29 Butler Twp. schedules special hearing for proposed 600-acre data center
Pottsville Republican Herald ($)
us/pa/twp/butler-township-3
Jul 29 30 Pennsylvania property owners face eminent domain as data center power line expands
The Cool Down
us/pa/luzerne
Jul 29 Upper Mount Bethel Township faces zoning challenge from data center developers
The Morning Call ($)
us/pa/twp/upper-mount-bethel
Jul 29 Here are the Lehigh Valley communities that have, or are considering, data center ordinances
The Morning Call ($)
Northampton County, PA
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Jul 29 What’s next for the East Whiteland data center site | Inquirer Chester County
Inquirer.com ($)
us/pa/twp/east-whiteland
Jul 29 Reading officials to review feedback on proposed data center ordinance
WFMZ.com
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