Les résidents de Pennsylvanie se retournent contre le gouverneur au sujet des centres de données

Les résidents de Pennsylvanie se sont opposés au gouverneur Shapiro dans un contexte de vive résistance face à l'expansion à grande échelle de centres de données affectant les communautés locales.

Cette expansion a déclenché d'importantes tensions politiques à travers l'État. Les communautés locales, aux prises avec des défis économiques, ont exprimé de vives inquiétudes quant à l'impact du projet, faisant suite à des forums publics antérieurs où les résidents ont critiqué la hausse des coûts de l'électricité, la consommation d'eau, les nuisances sonores et le manque de transparence.

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