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‘Never seen anything quite like it’: How rural Pennsylvania’s $165 million data center fight became representative of the bipartisan battle against AI
Fortune·October 11, 2026·1 min read
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A developer's controversial $10,000 payment offer to Hazle Township, Pennsylvania residents in exchange for approving a $165 million data center has sparked widespread opposition. The dispute highlights growing bipartisan resistance across rural America to AI infrastructure projects and their community impacts.
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NorthPoint Development’s $10,000 offer to Hazle Township residents in exchange for data center approval has become the latest flashpoint around AI infrastructure.
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