Hundreds of Pennsylvania Residents, Activists to Rally in Harrisburg For Data Center Moratorium

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – The Pennsylvania Capitol is seen, Feb. 6, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania lawmakers will return to session Monday, June 3, as they begin a four-week countdown to the state government’s new fiscal year, as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican lawmakers offer competing visions for how to use a massive surplus. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Hundreds of impacted residents from across Pennsylvania will rally in the State Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg today at 2 p.m. to urge the state legislature to support Senator Katie Muth’s three-year data center moratorium (SB1359), filed last month. The rally is organized by Food & Water Watch. Senator Katie Muth and impacted residents from around the state that are fighting local hyperscale AI data center projects will speak at the event. This rally comes as widespread community opposition to hyperscale AI data center development continues.