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Pennsylvania’s Governor Has a Plan to Make Data Centers Bring Their Own Energy. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Making AI data centers cover the costs of their energy use requires help from legislators and others beyond Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reach.

By Kyle Bagenstose

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a primary election night event on May 19 in Warminster, Pa. Credit: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images
An aerial view of Project Boson, the future site of a nearly 620,000-square-foot data center surrounded by homes and a school in Archbald, Pa. Credit: Heather Ainsworth/The Washington Post via Getty Images

An Outpouring of Frustration Over Pennsylvania’s Rapid Data Center Growth

By Jon Hurdle

Construction of an Amazon data center is seen in front of Talen Energy’s nuclear power plant in Salem Township on Oct. 10, 2025. Credit: Jason Ardan/Citizens' Voice via Getty Images

As Tech Groups Predict Huge Pennsylvania Data-Center Growth, Critics Say Some Bills Would Reduce Local Control

By Jon Hurdle

Gov. Josh Shapiro announces Amazon’s plan to invest $20 billion in artificial intelligence campuses across the state on June 9, 2025. Credit: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Are Talking the Talk on Data Center Regulations. But Will They Walk?

By Kyle Bagenstose

A child receives a standard immunization at a pediatric office on Sept. 15, 2025, in Coral Gables, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

States Sue to Block Trump’s ‘Anti-Science’ Vaccine Policy

By Liza Gross

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks to supporters at a rally announcing his reelection bid on Jan. 8 in Philadelphia. Credit: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images

Pennsylvania Governor Courts Data Centers While Seeking Consumer Protections

By Jon Hurdle

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the Chesapeake Executive Council meeting on Tuesday at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Credit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program

After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup

By Aman Azhar

Power lines run through West Reading, Pa. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Pennsylvania to Leave RGGI as Part of an Overdue Budget Deal

By Jon Hurdle

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University on July 15 in Pittsburgh. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Four Governors Whose States Rely on PJM Want Data Centers to Guarantee Their Own Power

By Rambo Talabong

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announces the components of his “Lightning Plan,” an energy effort that includes the proposal of a Reliable Energy Siting and Electric Transition Board, on March 11 at the Voith hydropower plant in York, Pa. Credit: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Bill Would Create a State Board to Oversee New Energy Projects

By Jon Hurdle

The image shows an industrial-looking pad surrounded by greenery, near homes

Pennsylvania Health Advocates Say Gov. Shapiro Has Let Residents Down on Fracking Protections

By Jon Hurdle

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro attends a meeting of governors hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 21 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Trump Administration Restores $2.1 billion in Funding to Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit

By Jon Hurdle

A Pennsylvania Department of the Environment crew fills in a sinkhole above an abandoned mine in Washington Township. Federal funding for remediating old mines has been frozen by the Trump administration, the state said in a lawsuit. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Pennsylvania Climate Programs Hit by Federal Spending Cuts, Governor Says in Lawsuit vs. Trump

By Jon Hurdle

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks on stage during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s New Energy Plan a ‘Betrayal’ to Those on the Front Lines, Critics Say

By Kiley Bense

CNX Resources said the company’s fracking operations “poses no public health risks,” a contention that is at odds with many studies on the impacts of the gas industry. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

After Partnering With the State to Monitor Itself, a Pennsylvania Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’

By Kiley Bense

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris speak to the press at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia on July 13. Credit: Ryan Collerd/AFP via Getty Images

A New National Spotlight Shines on Josh Shapiro’s Contested Environmental Record

By Kiley Bense

Maya van Rossum has been the Delaware Riverkeeper for 30 years. As the river’s environmental guardian and the leader of the nonprofit Delaware Riverkeeper Network, van Rossum advocates for the health of the river and its ecosystem from New York to Delaware. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News

Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World

By Kiley Bense

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's proposal would replace the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

Pennsylvania’s Governor Wants to Cut Power Plant Emissions With His Own Cap-and-Invest Program

By Jon Hurdle

The Delaware Riverkeeper, Maya van Rossum, was joined by several other activists in a coordinated effort to force Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to hear their questions at a public meeting on Monday. Credit: Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, Shouts Down Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Over a Proposed ‘Hydrogen Hub’

By Kiley Bense

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