Pennsylvania Governor Signs Strictest AI Data Center Regulations
Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order adding environmental, transparency, and approval rules for AI data centers.
Governor Josh Shapiro issued an executive order imposing environmental commitments, transparency measures, and community approval requirements on AI data center projects in Pennsylvania. The order removes such proposals from the fast-track permitting process and bars state agencies from signing nondisclosure agreements on them. Multiple investors and commentators posted reactions to the order, with some noting prior state promotion of data center investments and others comparing it to past technology opposition movements.
BREAKING: I just signed an Executive Order implementing the strictest standards in the nation for AI data centers — because I will not allow Pennsylvanians to be bullied by greedy developers and bulldozed by the lawyers working for these big tech companies. Effective…
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jae holzman@jaeporeonthis comes after heatmap news reported that shapiro’s office offered amazon web services early access to the fast track program before members of the public
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K謝 AC Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order that removes all AI data center proposals from the Fast Track permitting process, and bars state agencies from signing nondisclosure agreements on those projects.
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ZK Zack Kanter@zackkanterIt’s pretty cool to have grown up reading about colossally stupid movements against things like nuclear power and now to be able to see them happen in real time as an adult.
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