{"id":2647873,"date":"2026-08-21T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-launches-website-for-citizens-to-protest-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:18:53","slug":"shapiro-launches-website-for-citizens-to-protest-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-launches-website-for-citizens-to-protest-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Shapiro launches website for citizens to protest data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshapiro-launches-website-for-citizens-to-protest-data-centers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania has launched a website allowing residents to provide feedback on data center projects, aiming to prevent unregulated and poorly overseen developments that could harm communities. This initiative follows his recent executive order, considered the strictest in the nation, which imposes stringent requirements on AI data centers, including banning fast-tracked permits and mandating compliance with environmental and community standards. Shapiro emphasizes that local voices influenced these policies and highlights efforts across states to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reform data center practices amid concerns<\/a> over resource depletion and community impact. The new regulations also require developers to negotiate community benefits agreements and seek approval from local authorities before proceeding. Shapiro asserts that companies wishing to operate in Pennsylvania must adhere to these strict standards or consider relocating.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) on Friday launched a website for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a> residents to provide his office with feedback about data centers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governor said the website would provide a mechanism to help him \u201cstop bad-faith developers who try to bully their way into our communities with no regulation or oversight,\u201d by giving residents a place to name concerns about data center projects in their area. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4696354\/shapiro-website-complain-data-center-construction\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Shapiro launches website for citizens to complain about data center construction<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4695147\/poll-firm-scrutiny-fail-ethic-standard-in-favor-florida-candidate-james-fishback\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-more-polling-firms-face-scrutiny-for-failing-to-meet-ethical-standards\/\" title=\"Two more polling firms face scrutiny for failing to meet &#039;ethical standards&#039;\">polling firms face scrutiny<\/a> for failing to meet \u2018ethical standards\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4693841\/mike-lindell-recount-minnesota-governor-loss\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lindell self-funding recount in double-digit Minnesota governor primary loss<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis week, I enacted the strictest requirements IN THE NATION for AI data centers \u2026 but now I need your help,\u201d the governor wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovernorShapiro\/status\/2090802503914848434?s=20\">in a post<\/a> to X, referring to his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4691498\/shapiro-executive-order-data-centers-pennsylvania\">recent executive order<\/a> aimed at sharply limiting data centers in Pennsylvania.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour feedback \u2014 in person, over text, in my comment section \u2014 helped inform the Executive Order I signed this week that will block bad projects if the local community doesn\u2019t want them,\u201d Shapiro continued. \u201cAnd your voice will help us stop bad-faith developers who try to bully their way into our communities with no regulation or oversight.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pennsylvania <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thenetworkinstallers.com\/blog\/states-with-the-most-data-centers\/\">is ranked<\/a> among the top 15 states with the most data centers. The developments power the technology grid, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1658\">artificial intelligence<\/a>, but have encountered increasing backlash over accusations that they drain resources and infringe on local communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid rising scrutiny, a stream of red and blue states have taken actions to push for data center reform by mandating moratoriums, revoking tax breaks, and demanding that facilities provide their own energy supply and reuse water, among other changes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Pennsylvania, data centers have been eligible for a fast-tracked permitting process when in compliance with Shapiro\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dced.pa.gov\/business-assistance\/data-center-resources\/grid-standards\/\">GRID standards<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that changed on Tuesday, when the governor signed an order imposing significant restrictions on data centers. The order eliminated fast-tracked data center permit approvals. Data centers must still comply with the GRID regulations under the new executive order, and they must also be permitted by the state\u2019s Department of Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4684190\/meta-partners-trade-unions-build-ai-data-centers-american-workers\/\"><strong>SALENA ZITO: META PARTNERS WITH TRADE UNIONS TO BUILD AI DATA CENTERS WITH AMERICAN WORKERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the order allows the state to block data center approvals if local officials aren\u2019t on board with projects. If local municipalities do approve of the projects, the developers must negotiate a community benefits agreement, according to the order. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf these companies want to do business here, they need to comply with the strictest guardrails in the nation on data center development, starting today,\u201d Shapiro said. \u201cOtherwise, they\u2019ll have to go somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shapiro launches PA residents&#8217; feedback site on data centers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2647874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165579316757-e1782828011505.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4538,47534,3970,50377,60256],"class_list":["post-2647873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-citizens","tag-data-centers","tag-protests","tag-shapiro-2","tag-website-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165579316757-e1782828011505.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647873"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647877,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647873\/revisions\/2647877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}