At a conference promoting AI in Pittsburgh, Governor Shapiro said that while he still sees promise in AI technology we cannot ignore the warning signs nor downplay the risks of the industry. Meanwhile, there is a movement in communities across Pennsylvania to slow down the data center development that powers AI, including a town in Westmoreland County where the community os already dealing with fracking. Pennsylvania utility regulators say unchecked data center growth could threaten the reliability of the regional grid within the next five years. The threshold has been raised for the amount of lead in a school ’s water that Pennsylvania districts have to report.
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Pennsylvania leaders weigh in on AI and data centers at Pittsburgh conference - While many Pennsylvanians don’t want to live near a hyperscale data center, some leaders say they’re necessary for the U.S. to lead in AI. 
Advocates call new law allowing more lead in school drinking water a ‘backslide’ - A Pennsylvania state budget provision loosens schools' reporting requirements for lead in water, from zero to 5 parts per billion.
Data center growth could mean blackouts in coming years, Pa. utility regulators say - New data centers added across the PJM region in one year alone could use more electricity than the entire state of Pennsylvania uses today.
