Pennsylvania neighbors rally against data center boom, warning, 'this is not a testing ground'

Pennsylvania neighbors rally against data center boom, warning, 'this is not a testing ground'

A steady rain in downtown Wilkes-Barre didn't deter a handful of Pennsylvania residents and political candidates from calling for a pause on the region's fast-growing wave of data center proposals. Standing under the roof of the Public Square amphitheater on Saturday, the group urged people to keep showing up at local meetings and pushing back on plans they believe could transform their towns, WVIA reported. What happened? HumansFirst included t…