Governor Shapiro reverses course, imposing new data center restrictions
2Sep 22 · 1d ago · 1 article · 7 posts · 3 sources · development 2 of 2
A year after promoting $90 billion in data center investment, Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro signed an order imposing new requirements on data center projects and removing them from regulatory fast-track initiatives, signaling a shift in political sentiment.
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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.”
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Maia WoluchemData & Society program director, report coauthorLivia GarofaloData & Society researcher, report coauthorJosh ShapiroPennsylvania GovernorShawmar PittsGrays Ferry resident, managing co-director of Philly ThriveSonya SandersPhilly Thrive board president, Grays Ferry resident
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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,” report coauthor @mwoluchem.bsky.social tells @techcrunch.com.
"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition.
TechCrunch AI: Data Center Wars: Infrastructure Bottlenecks and Regulatory Pushback Threaten AI Expansion Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/everyone-can-find-a-reason-to-dislike-data-center-construction/ | Context: