{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/pennsylvania-governor-signs-order-restricting-data-center-development","slug":"pennsylvania-governor-signs-order-restricting-data-center-development","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/pennsylvania-governor-signs-order-restricting-data-center-development","title":"Pennsylvania governor signs order restricting data center development","subtitle":"Josh Shapiro’s executive action requires local approvals for state permits and removes projects from fast-track programmes","excerpt":"Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on 18 August 2026 imposing new restrictions on data center development, including local approval requirements and removal from fast-track permitting. The move reverses his earlier support for such projects and follows bipartisan opposition to their environmental and energy impacts.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T18:46:33.243Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-18T17:41:48.273Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T23:31:10.264Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":65,"critic":55,"hype":25,"notes":{"trust":"Five outlets covered the order; Inquirer provided full details.","critic":"Quotes missing; some repetition in Inquirer report.","hype":"Headlines overstate impact; body is measured."}},"tags":["#DataCenters","#PennsylvaniaPolitics","#ExecutiveOrders","#EnergyPolicy","#LocalGovernance"],"entities":["Josh Shapiro","Pennsylvania","Amazon","Department of Environmental Protection","General Assembly"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on 18 August 2026 requiring local approvals for state permits for data center projects, effectively blocking many developments.","The order removes data centers from Pennsylvania’s fast-track permitting programme and mandates projects bring their own electricity generation.","Projects must sign legally binding agreements on transparency, environmental standards, and community benefits to proceed.","No right-rated outlet carried the story, leaving the policy shift unreported on that side of the spectrum."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on 18 August 2026 that restricts data center development in the state. The order requires local approvals for state permits, which may block many projects from moving forward. It also removes data centers from the state’s fast-track permitting programme, including those planned by Amazon in Bucks and Luzerne Counties."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The order mandates that data center projects bring their own electricity generation and cover all costs associated with increased energy usage. Projects must sign legally binding agreements on transparency, environmental standards, and community benefits, including water conservation and public notification before local approvals. The order also prohibits state agencies from signing non-disclosure agreements related to data centre projects."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Shapiro’s office said the order applies to more than 100 speculative projects across Pennsylvania, though only six are under construction and ten have received at least one state-level permit. The order follows failed attempts to pass similar measures through the state’s General Assembly, which is politically divided."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet ran the story at all. None of the digests from left-rated outlets mentioned the financial impact of the order, including the removal of a sales-tax exemption for data center projects. The Inquirer’s full report was the only one to note that developers who do not agree to the order’s requirements will have their permit applications held in limbo by the Department of Environmental Protection."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Pottstown Mercury","url":"https://pottsmerc.com/2026/08/21/legislators-cheer-opponents-boo-shapiros-data-center-order","headline":"Foes of data centers boo Shapiro’s executive order, as lawmakers cheer","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T11:07:51.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Nemos News Network","url":"https://nemosnewsnetwork.com/pennsylvania-dangles-permitting-carrot-for-data-centers-that-bring-their-own-power","headline":"Pennsylvania Dangles Permitting Carrot For Data Centers That Bring Their Own Power","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T03:28:05.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Zero Hedge","url":"https://zerohedge.com/markets/pennsylvania-dangles-permitting-carrot-dta-centers-bring-their-own-power","headline":"Pennsylvania Dangles Permitting Carrot For Data Centers That Bring Their Own Power","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T23:25:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"MyChesCo","url":"https://mychesco.com/a/news/government/shapiro-tightens-data-center-rules-on-power-costs-permits","headline":"Shapiro Tightens Data Center Rules on Power Costs, Permits","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T19:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Keystone","url":"https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/data-center-impact-pa-senate-races","headline":"Will Shapiro’s data center order impact Pa. 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