Residents in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are mounting an effort to stop a second data center planned for an area of the city.
Their appeal is drawing attention to a broader question facing communities across the country: How much say do neighbors really have when energy-hungry data projects arrive, especially when the legal path to challenge them is limited?
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After the city planning commission granted conditional preliminary approval for a second facility, Lancaster Residents Against Glut and Exhaust, or RAGE, moved to contest that decision, according to LancasterOnline.
Filing on the group’s behalf, Lancaster resident Tony Dastra argued that neighbors should still be able to present their case to the zoning hearing board…