A group of Pennsylvania residents spent a two-hour town hall lambasting Gov. Josh Shapiro over his support for data center projects, claiming residents' concerns are being ignored and the governor is losing his support base. According to Inside Climate News, 20 speakers expressed their frustration about the threats that these projects pose to the communities surrounding them. Some of the raised issues include increasing electricity prices, massive water consumption, and noise pollution, which are some of the effects that have been widely reported around the country.
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