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As Gov. Josh Shapiro, once a data center champion, calls them
As Gov. Josh Shapiro, once a data center champion, calls them "predatory" and imposes guardrails, some in struggling western Pennsylvania welcome the projects
TL;DRPennsylvania's governor reversed course, now restricting data centers he once backed.
Why it matters: Data center policy shifts signal growing concern about energy consumption and land use versus economic development trade-offs.
As Gov. Josh Shapiro, once a data center champion, calls them “predatory” and imposes guardrails, some in struggling western Pennsylvania welcome the projects — Amid a backlash, Gov. Josh Shapiro is pumping the brakes on enormous data centers.
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