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Data center development turns some landowners into millionaires: “Who wouldn’t jump at the opportunity?”

While the construction of data centers in the U.S. has received significant opposition, some people have cashed in, becoming newly minted millionaires after selling their land to developers.  More than 70% of Americans don’t want data centers in their area, according to a recent Gallup poll, citing concerns like noise, environmental impacts and the strain such projects can…

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Shapiro on placing guardrails on AI data centers in Pennsylvania: “I don’t want developers running roughshod”

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro doesn’t want data center developers “running roughshod” in Pennsylvania communities, he said, explaining his decision to sign an executive order on Tuesday limiting data centers in the commonwealth, after he previously worked to bring AI data centers to Pennsylvania.  Appearing on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday, Shapiro said that increasingly, he’s seeing developers…

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