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Data center concerns grow in Upper Burrell as moratorium end looms
6+ hour, 6+ min 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…...
Ross issues warning about phishing email claiming to be from planning commission
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (240+ words) Ross officials issued a warning Monday about a scam email claiming to be from the township. An example of the phishing email carries the subject of “Conditional use permit application,” claiming to be from the “Township of Ross Planning Division…...
Ligonier Township adopts data center rules with revisions planned
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (956+ words) Ligonier Township has joined the growing list of Westmoreland County communities that seek to regulate data centers, though officials discussed potential revisions just moments after adopting the ordinance. “Everyone needs to take another look at revising it and making it…...
Letter to the editor: Do we need all these data centers?
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (119+ words) Why do we need so many data centers? Some of them are not going to make it financially. Then what happens to the land they are on? What happened to reducing our carbon footprint? How do we go from reducing…...
Some Allegheny County Council members move to prohibit data center related usage of county-owned property
1+ week, 1+ day ago (384+ words) Some Allegheny County Council members are seeking to ban the usage of county-owned buildings and property for data centers. An ordinance was introduced in a Tuesday meeting that, if adopted, would prohibit building, operating or establishing a data center or…...
Pa. attorney general sues Snapchat, citing compulsive use by children
1+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) After taking aim at TikTok earlier this month, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is now coming after another popular social media platform — Snapchat. Sunday’s office filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., the owner-operators of Snapchat, Tuesday in Philadelphia County Court....
Austin Sarat: Shapiro’s approach to data centers is model for nation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (726+ words) America has an AI problem. We cannot turn our back on AI or thrive with a “not in my backyard mentality” when it comes to AI data centers. But we also cannot adopt an anything-goes mentality as data centers come…...
Local people react to Gov. Shapiro’s executive order on data centers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (885+ words) Developers, local officials and environmental groups all took notice when Gov. Josh Shapiro issued an executive order slapping restrictions on data center development across the state, but Alex Paris doesn’t seem too concerned. That’s surprising given Paris owns the land…...
Garrity calls for Shapiro to return $5.7M in data center-related campaign donations
1+ week, 6+ day ago (192+ words) Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity on Friday called for Gov. Josh Shapiro to return $5.7 million in political contributions from what she described as “out-of-state data center interests.” Garrity’s call came three days after Shapiro, initially a strong proponent of data…...
Noisy data center debate goes on while lawmakers on summer break
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1247+ words) Doing nature study or creative writing can prompt Anna Clement to hold class for her four kids in the backyard — the outdoors “brings them joy,” she says — but now she worries about a potential threat to the peace and quiet....