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Lycoming County data center fight hinges on Pennsylvania environmental rights clause
Original: Pa.’s Environmental Rights Amendment is the focus of a Lycoming County data center fight
A dispute over a proposed data center in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, has become a test of the state's Environmental Rights Amendment, which guarantees residents a right to clean air, pure water and a healthy environment. Opponents are invoking the constitutional amendment to challenge the project's approval, and the case is drawing attention to how far the clause reaches in land-use decisions.
Why now: The case is seen as a test of how Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment applies to industrial development like data centers.
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- Pa.’s Environmental Rights Amendment is the focus of a Lycoming County data center fight · Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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