Gov. Josh Shapiro

As Gov. Josh Shapiro, once a data center champion, calls them "predatory" and imposes guardrails, some in struggling western Pennsylvania welcome the projects (New York Times)

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has reversed his prior support for large-scale data center development, now labeling such projects 'predatory' and imposing regulatory guardrails amid growing local backlash — a pivot with implications for AI infrastructure expansion, energy policy, and regional economic development.