A Commonsense Approach to AI Data Centers for Local Communities

Pennsylvania has become a hotspot for data center proposals, prompting community backlash, writes Penn State law professor Michael Helbing, whose hometown is Archbald, PA, a suburb of Scranton. You may recall that last week we wrote about another Scranton suburb (virtually next door to Archbald, see the map) by the name of Olyphant, and how the leaders of that borough had developed zoning regulations to protect residents yet allow data center projects to proceed (see 2 PA Towns Show How to Move Forward with Data Center Projects). Archbald is facing the same issues, and the debate is intense. Helbing weighs in on a way forward for communities like Archbald.

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