From the Journal of the American Planning Association, by Austin Zwick, August 24, 2026, reprinted with permission:
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Great summary of strategies municipalities can use to halt or at least …
Damascus Township has released its Draft Data Center Zoning Ordinance, which can also be found on the Township website. The Township intends to adopt the Data Center Zoning Ordinance at the October 19 Supervisor’s Meeting, which corresponds with the …
Large data centers use massive amounts of electricity and must dispose of correspondingly massive amounts of heat. This is basic physics. “Heat islands” around data centers have been found to have average temperature increases of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, and up …
Article 1, Section 27 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania’s public natural …
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‘It’s all you can hear’: New Jersey lawsuit takes on datacenter’s noise pollution
Community reaction to large industrial equipment (such as power plants and …
Wayne County Voices strives to empower individuals and foster community connections. Our mission is to provide advocacy for Wayne County and surrounding communities in NEPA.
DCS Director and Chief Science Officer, B. Arrindell, will be on the panel along with …
The Pennsylvania Green Amendment & Data Centers is a document produced by Green Amendments For The Generations that explains how green amendments give citizens enforceable rights that can be used to fight data centers. We are fortunate to have a …
My wife and I attended the Damascus Township Planning Commission meeting held on May 14, 2026. The ongoing review of the Zoning Ordinance re: data centers was on the agenda. The Planning Commission has begun its review by looking at …
There is an ongoing boom in the construction of very large data centers in several states, including PA, and also a booming backlash. Locally, residents in Clinton Township are overwhelmingly against a proposed data center.
According to PA state law, …
The Planning Commission for Clinton Township (Wayne County, PA) will be reviewing a proposal for a proposed data center in an open meeting:
When: Thursday, May 7, at 7 PM
Where: 1799 White Oak Drive, Forest City, PA 18421
From …
My wife and I attended the Damascus Township Planning Commission meeting held on April 9, 2026. On the agenda was “Data Centers: Ordinance revision”. We learned that the Township supervisors have charged the Planning Commission with reviewing the Township zoning …
“Five developers are planning to build six data center campuses in Archbald, which will cover a full 14 percent of the …
