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Governors nationwide are slamming brakes on data center booms as backlash from communities grows louder. In Pennsylvania, Governor Josh Shapiro vows to halt fast-tracking and tax breaks unless projects meet strict standards—covering full electricity costs and proving water conservation. Amid heated midterms, he calls out “predatory developers” risking local disruption. Texas’s Democratic challenger attacks Governor Greg Abbott for favoring tech giants over rural water needs. Once eager recruiters, these governors now face mounting resistance over lost open space, noise, property value drops, and strained utilities. Arizona freezes sales tax breaks, New York imposes a one-year environmental pause, and Illinois’s JB Pritzker pauses exemptions until tougher rules emerge. Yet not all voters agree—Wisconsin’s narrow win shows some prefer balanced approaches. The battle rages: economic gain vs. environmental and community costs.

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