Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro signs wide-ranging executive order reining in data center development
While stopping short of issuing a moratorium on new data centers, Shapiro’s executive order accuses developers of “predatory” behavior against local communities.
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Listen 1:20Vineland planning board approves 2nd phase of 300-megawatt data center plan
The plan would make way for the construction of a liquefied natural gas tank and fuel cell units.
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Listen 1:13Opposition to data center construction is rising sharply, survey says
Opposition has jumped significantly among both Democrats and Republicans, according to a recent Penn poll.
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Listen 1:07Environmentalists say contaminated waterways in Philadelphia are caused by raw sewage overflows.
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Listen 1:19City of Vineland, N.J. issues stop-work order to parts of data center
The city alleges the 300-megawatt facility began installing a liquified natural gas tank, as well as fuel cell units, before receiving the city’s approval.
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Delaware’s drinking water supplier Veolia files suit against 9 companies for PFAS contamination
The lawsuit alleges nine companies failed to prevent toxic forever chemicals from entering the waterways Veolia relies on to provide drinking water.
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Listen 1:23Camden nonprofit plans to keep bus riders cool with shade and pollinator gardens
Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens’ bus shelters will include shade trees, pollinator-friendly plants and air quality monitors.
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Listen 1:11Plymouth Township, Conshohocken-area residents shout, boo, as hearing for data center begins
Residents say they’re concerned the new data center will reduce property values and impact their quality of life in the suburban Pennsylvania towns.
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Environmentalists petition New Jersey over horseshoe crab bloodletting
The horseshoe crab’s blood helps test the sterility of medical products.
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Vineland data center makes case for on-site power generation during 6-hour hearing
Developers for the New Jersey-based center plan to use on-site fuel cells, saying the new plan will not draw power from the grid or increase residential rates.
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Pennsylvanians whose homes were damaged in July storm can apply for financial assistance
The July 11 microbursts knocked out power, downed trees, flooded streets and basements and damaged cars and buildings.
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Red knot populations improve slightly along Delaware Bay, but remain fraction of historic levels
Biologists in New Jersey and Delaware spotted more red knot birds this year, but levels remain significantly lower than before the 2000s.
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Listen 1:18Baby sharks grow up in New Jersey’s back bays. Climate change could threaten the nurseries
Three species of shark use New Jersey’s coastal salt marshes as nurseries — the sandbar shark, the smooth dogfish and the sand tiger shark.
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Listen 1:19‘We will not be bullied’: Plymouth Township pushes back against proposed Conshohocken data center
Plymouth Township Council is speaking out after the developer of a proposed data center in Conshohocken challenged its zoning ordinance.
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Listen 1:032 workers injured at Camden’s troubled scrap metal facility
One worker sustained life-threatening injuries and was in “critical, but stable condition” Tuesday, a county spokesperson said.
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