Aug. 19 at 11:34 AM
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"PA Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) had welcomed data centers as an economic-development boon, boasting last year that an Amazon plan to build
$20 billion in AI infrastructure was the "largest private sector investment in the history of Pennsylvania."
On Tuesday, Shapiro, whose Republican opponent in November is campaigning on halting data-center development, went from AI cheerleader to critic and signed an executive order imposing stringent new requirements for data-center developers.
Speaking at the state Capitol, Shapiro slammed "predatory developers" for trying to bully local officials and ram through dozens of data-center projects in Pennsylvania.
Shapiro's new restrictions cover energy affordability, community engagement, workforce and economic development, transparency and environmental protection, and give local municipalities "a greater say over development in their communities.""
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/data-centers-ai-political-opinion