Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday in Harrisburg to place guardrails on data centers.
The Nashville Zoo is pushing back against a proposal to build a nearly 70,000-square-foot data center on the edge of its property in South Nashville, warning the project could harm thousands of animals - including some of the rarest in the world.
Fire officials and about a half dozen police officers were present as the meeting reached standing-room-only capacity, with overflow rooms and the township lobby filled as residents waited to speak.
The plan requires data centers to pay for their own energy, operate transparently, add value to communities, and support good-paying jobs long term.
Protestors gathered on Wednesday to voice opposition to the creation of data centers being built in the Garden State.
The Monroe Township, Gloucester County planning board is considering a possible data center despite them being banned in the township.