Energy Costs
-- Reuters: A.I. Data Centers Driving Up Power Bills At America’s Rust Belt Factories [PA Included]
-- Penn State Extension: How A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Residential Electricity Bills
-- The Center Square: In The Lehigh Valley, Data Center-Driven Power Bill Increases Are On The Ballot
-- Reuters Column: Killing Wind And Solar Energy Subsidies Will Make US Electricity More Expensive - By Gavin Maguire
-- Utility Dive: States Taking Action On Energy Affordability As Issue Grows; Report On 350 Affordability Actions Taken This Year
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: The PJM Market Is Working - Don’t Mistake Progress For Failure - By Todd Snitchler, Electric Power Supply Assn. (competitive electric generators believe high prices are working)
Legislation
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available - A.I. Data Center Guardrails [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times Guest Essay: Allegheny Business Conference, Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Unions Call For Continuing Taxpayer Funded $500+ Million/Year State Sales Tax Exemption For A.I. Data Centers Flooding PA
-- Spotlight PA: Republican State Senator, Chair Of PA Republicans Profited From $30 Million Property Sale For A Massive Cumberland County A.I. Data Center Development
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican State Senator, Chair Of PA Republican Party Said He Had Nothing To Do With $300 Million Cumberland County A.I. Data Center Land Deal-- But Still Got Paid
-- PA House Republican Proposes Bill To Strip Citizens Of The Right To Request A Suspension Of A DEP Permit To Prevent Irreparable Harm From Occurring While An Appeal Is Heard Before The Environmental Hearing Board [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Where Shapiro, Garrity Stand On A.I. Data Centers
-- WTAE: PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Calls For Pause In A.I. Data Center Development
-- WESA: Republican Garrity Faults Shapiro’s Stance On A.I. Data Centers, Stresses Local Control
-- TribLive: Stacy Garrity Walks A.I. Data Center Tightrope While Campaigning For Governor In Western PA
-- Post-Gazette: The Sudden Growth Of A.I. Data Centers Emerges As Flashpoint In The Governor’s Race
Generation
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: A.I. And Energy: How Westinghouse Is Riding The Momentum Of A Nuclear Power Revival
-- AP: As Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Rise To Power A.I. Data Centers, Renewable Energy Allies Are Fighting For Cleaner Alternatives [PA Included]
-- Inside Climate News: President Wants To Fast Track A.I., Plans For More Than 70 Gas-Fired Power Plants To Serve Data Centers
Grid
-- Inquirer: PECO, Worker Union Reach A Deal, Ending Strike
-- Utility Dive: FERC Denies Waiver For $2 Billion Gas-Fired Power Plant In PJM’s Fast-Track Review
Land Use
-- Scranton Times: Stop Archbald Data Centers Makes Case Against Proposed Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Proposal For 14 Data Center Buildings With 600 Diesel Generators [PDF of Article ]
-- Scranton Times: Read The Report On Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Centers’ Pollution And Health Risks From 14 Data Center Buildings, Nearly 600 Diesel Generators In Archbald [PDF of Report]
-- Scranton Times: ‘Worse Than Coal:’ A.I. Cata Centers Raise New Local Concerns During Heat Waves
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Archbald Boro Residents Treated To An Actual Expert’s Testimony On Proposed Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Proposal For 14 Data Center Buildings With 600 Diesel Generators
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Humans Who Passively Ignore Incremental Threats Like A.I. Data Centers Have A Lot In Common With Boiled Frogs
-- Scranton Times: July 10 Archbald Community Day To Celebrate Town, Raise Money Against 51 A.I. Data Center Buildings
-- Scranton Times: Scranton Woman Has Standing To Oppose A.I. Data Centers In Neighboring Ransom Twp., County Judge Rules
-- Scranton Times: Take The Survey: Share Your Thoughts On A.I. Data Centers In NE PA
-- Citizens’ Voice: PUC To Hold 4 Hearings, Visit Sites Of Proposed Eminent Domain For PPL Transmission Lines To Serve A.I. Data Centers In Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne County
-- Morning Call: Lehigh Valley A.I. Data Centers: Where They’re Proposed, And Where Those Plans Stand
-- Morning Call: Why Can’t Lehigh Valley Towns Just Say No To A.I. Data Centers?
-- Morning Call: South Whitehall Twp. Residents Prepare For Expensive Battle Against Atlas 1.5 Million Square Foot A.I. Data Center Next To Parkland High School
-- Morning Call: South Whitehall Twp. Crowd Turns Out Against A.I. Data Center Planned Across From Parkland High School
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: One Impact Of Putting An A.I. Data Center Near Parkland High School Is Being Overlooked - The Impact On Students Of A 24-Hour Industrial Operation - By Caren Lowrey, Certified Education Specialist
-- Republican Herald: North Manheim Twp. Adopts A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance In Schuylkill County
-- Erie Times: Millcreek Township Eyes Regulations For A.I. Data Centers In Erie County
-- TheDerrick.com: Scrubgrass Township Sets Special Meeting Today [July 8] On Developing A.I. Data Center Ordinance In Venango County
-- TheDerrick.com: A.I. Data Center Discourse: Scrubgrass Township Special Meeting Addresses Supervisors’ Plans In Venango County [Part I]
-- TheDerrick.com: Scrubgrass Township Supervisors Hear Public’s Concerns About A.I. Data Centers In Venango County [Part II]
-- TribLive: Answers Hard To Come By For Long-Term Plan Of Upper Burrell TECfusions A.I. Data Center In Westmoreland County
-- TribLive: Rostraver Twp. Leaders Say No A.I. Data Center Plans Submitted To Township In Westmoreland County
-- Indiana Gazette: Homer City A.I. Data Center Project Traffic Changes Announced, Protesters Speak Out Again In Indiana County
-- TribLive: Gilpin Twp. Supervisors Consider A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance Amendment In Armstrong County
-- Observer-Reporter: A.I. Data Center Ordinance Topic Of Cecil Twp. Workshop Held Monday In Washington County
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA Faces A.I. Data Center Boom As Dozens Of Massive Projects Emerge - New Data Center Project Tracker Now Available
-- Pittsburgh Media Partnership: Pennsylvania A.I. Data Center Proposals Map
Impacts
-- PA Capital-Star: Do A.I. Data Centers Impact Our Physical Health? Studies Are Few And Far Between
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: One Impact Of Putting An A.I. Data Center Near Parkland High School Is Being Overlooked - The Impact On Students Of A 24-Hour Industrial Operation - By Caren Lowrey, Certified Education Specialist
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Briefing: Rapid Expansion Of Data Centers In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Threatens Water, People
-- PennLive: Rare Bacteria Contaminating Water Traced To A.I. Data Center Construction Project In Wyoming
Public Participation/Meetings
-- Citizens’ Voice: PUC To Hold 4 Hearings, Visit Sites Of Proposed Eminent Domain For PPL Transmission Lines To Serve A.I. Data Centers In Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne County
-- DEP Restarts Comment Period On Corrected Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Project Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- PA Data Center Hearings & Meetings - Physicians For Social Responsibility PA
A.I. Policy
-- Centre Daily Times: A.I. Now Plays A Role In Sorting Recyclables In Centre County Refuse & Recycling Authority System
-- Wall Street Journal: With Public Opinion Of A.I. Shifting To Negative, Big Tech Is Suddenly Now Saying A.I. Won’t Result In Mass Job Wipeouts
-- Times Of India: Researchers May Have Identified First Ever Documented Case Of Ransomeware Attack Executed Entirely By An Autonomous A.I. Agent To Obtain Cryptocurrency
[Posted: July 12, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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