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Data & Society report reveals deep roots of US data center opposition

Data & Society publishes ethnographic study of Pennsylvania data center resistance

1 Sep 15 · 8d ago · 1 article · 3 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 2

A nonprofit Data & Society report based on 18 months of interviews with 44 Pennsylvanians between 2024 and 2026 finds that opposition to data centers is rooted in residents' historical experience with industrialization, including coal mining, oil refining, steel manufacturing, and fracking. Researchers argue the industry's assertion that AI is 'inevitable' has resonated poorly precisely because of this industrial trauma.

Data & Society publishes ethnographic study of Pennsylvania data center resistance
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“People in Pennsylvania especially have incredible experience with industrial change, have deep lineages of industrial trauma, enough to sniff when things don't feel right to them.”

Maia Woluchem

Maia Woluchem Data & Society program director, report coauthorLivia Garofalo Data & Society researcher, report coauthorJosh ShapiroJosh Shapiro Pennsylvania GovernorShawmar Pitts Grays Ferry resident, managing co-director of Philly ThriveSonya Sanders Philly Thrive board president, Grays Ferry resident

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