You Passed a Data Center Moratorium. Now What?
Hundreds of communities across the US have passed or are considering data center moratoriums. But once that pause is in place, what happens next? This workshop explores the policy tools […]
EPA Comment Party
The EPA is proposing to eliminate minimum federal public participation requirements for many “minor source” air pollution permits—the very permits often used for diesel backup generators at data centers. If […]
EPA Comment Party
The EPA is proposing to eliminate minimum federal public participation requirements for many “minor source” air pollution permits—the very permits often used for diesel backup generators at data centers. If […]
Full Disclosure: Data Centers, NDAs, and Transparency
When public officials sign legally binding non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with data center companies, they cut communities out of the conversation. Left in the dark, residents get no chance to negotiate […]
Concern persists as former Three Mile Island nuclear plant progresses toward 2027 restart
The former Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County is meeting milestones in its relicensing process and on track to begin producing electricity again by the middle of next year, federal regulators said. But many residents raised questions during a recent public meeting about emergency preparedness and environmental reviews,
Tech giants, not grassroots groups, behind pro-data center ads running in PA
The 30-second ads, which feature B-roll of a family cooking together, a nurse and a business owner, are a near-carbon copy of ads playing across TV and social media in at least six other states. They all attempt to counter common critiques of data centers, including their enormous demand for water, energy, land and relatively low levels of job creation compared to the tax breaks they receive.
New power plants for data centers would significantly increase PA’s air pollution
Data center developers in Pennsylvania plan to rely on at least seven new natural gas-fired power plants that would emit climate-warming gases equal to adding 14 million cars on the road every year, according to a new report.
House passes bill to end secret sweetheart deals on data centers
Just a week after anti-data center protesters descended on the capitol in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill 171-31 in June 30 to require developers of data centers to disclose ownership and hold public meetings in affected communities to qualify for millions of dollars in tax breaks.
Pa. bills would tie data center tax break to transparency, sustainability
Data center developers would be required to pledge transparency in Pennsylvania communities where they want to build in order to get a sales tax break on computer equipment, under legislation aiming to prevent secrecy around the massive computing hubs.
PA must regulate data centers: Tell the State Senate to pass HB 1834 now
The Sierra Club is urgently asking all environmental friends and allies to lobby the Pennsylvania Senate to pass HB 1834 to regulate data center development now, before the demand for new data centers strains our grid, raises prices for families, and increases reliance on higher-emitting power sources.